My Grandma’s Chewy Molasses Cookies are chewy sugar cookies flavored with molasses, ginger and cinnamon. They have a crunchy outside and soft, chewy inside!
Melt shortening and butter together in a pan on low heat.
While the butter and shortening melt, sift together flour, soda, ginger, cinnamon and salt; whisk to evenly distribute spices and soda. Set aside.
In another large bowl add sugar, molasses and butter/shorting mixture; beat well with a hand mixer. Add eggs and beat well.
In two additions add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and stir on low speed. Chill until firm, at least 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 350° and line two baking sheets with parchment.
Roll into balls approximately 1 ½ inches across, roll in sugar and place 2 inches apart on your prepared cookie sheet.
Bake in preheated oven 8-10 minutes. For mostly soft, chewy cookies bake until the edges are brown and cracked but the centers are not.* For crispy outsides and soft centers bake at least 10 minutes until the centers have started to crack.
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Notes
*The cookies in the photos were cooked until the edges were brown and they started to crack but the centers were not yet cracked.