Molasses Cookies
Dip the balls of dough into cold water then sugar. The sugar sticks to the wet dough in irregular clumps, creating the "dried mud" appearance when the cookies are baked.
These cookies are one of the few cookies my mom made around the holidays. She calls them German Drop Cookies. Which I have too. Until this year. I'm officially changing the name to Pecan Sandies, because my girlfriend Sandi, adores them, so it seems only fitting to name them such.
Ingredients
SERVINGS: 32 Cookies
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 1 cup finely chopped toasted pecans
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- powdered sugar and cinnamon
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix all ingredients in a mixer until blended; dough will be soft. Scoop with small ice cream scoop onto baking sheet. Bake 20 minutes; let cool. Dredge in powdered sugar with a touch of cinnamon.
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