Molasses Date Cookies

🧂 Ingredients

• 2/3 cup Crisco shortening

  no substitutes
• 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar

  packed
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg

  beaten
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 4 1/2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour

  (Bleached flour toughens baked goods)
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. sea salt
• 1 tsp. ground cloves
• 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• 2/3 cup sour milk

  or buttermilk (add 1 ½ tbsp. white vinegar to 2/3 cup milk and let stand for 5-10 minutes)
• 3 cups dates

  chopped

Instructions

• 1 Cream shortening, sugars, egg, molasses, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda,
  salt, ginger, cinnamon, ground cloves and soured milk with an electric mixer
  until smooth.
• 2 Stir in flour and dates with a wooden spoon until completely combined.
• 3 Scoop cookie dough with a small cookie scoop and place onto greased baking
  sheets or baking sheets sprayed with cooking spray.
• 4 Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes, or until done.
• 5 Rotate cookie sheets on racks every eight minutes while baking. Yield: 5-6 dozen
  cookies.
• 6 Cool completely.

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