Ingredients
18
18 servings
- •0.5 cup molasses
- •0.25 cup honey
- •0.25 cup shortening
- •0.25 cup margarine
- •2 large eggs
- •4 cups all-purpose flour
- •0.75 cup white sugar
- •0.5 cup brown sugar
- •2 teaspoons anise extract
- •2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- •1.5 teaspoons ground cardamom
- •1.5 teaspoons baking soda
- •1 teaspoon ground cloves
- •1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- •1 teaspoon ground ginger
- •1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- •0.5 teaspoon salt
- •1 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Place molasses, honey, shortening, and margarine in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until creamy.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Beat in eggs.
- Combine flour, white sugar, brown sugar, anise, cinnamon, cardamom, baking soda, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, black pepper, and salt in a large bowl.
- Add molasses mixture; stir until thoroughly combined. Refrigerate dough until well chilled, about 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Roll dough into acorn-sized balls and place 1 inch apart on baking sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until firm to the touch with slight cracking, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets briefly before removing them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Dust cooled cookies with confectioners' sugar. Store in an airtight container.
Nutritional Facts
Per 18 servings
- Calories: 284
- Carbohydrate: 54g
- Fat: 6g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Sugar: 30g
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