Molasses Cookies

This is my favorite recipe for these cookies. It might have something to do with the fact that the butter-to-sugar ratio is so deliciously close. =)

12T butter, melted

1 c. sugar

1//4 c. molasses

1 egg

1 3/4 c. flour

1/2 t. cloves

1/2 t. ginger

1 t. cinnamon

1/2 t. salt

1/2 t. baking soda

Heat oven to 350

Mix sugar, melted butter and molasses well. Add in beaten egg and mix well.

Mix dry ingredients separately and add to wet ingredients.

Drop by tablespoonful (I use a cookie scoop) onto a lined cookie sheet (with parchment or a silpat or whatever you like). Bake for 9-10 minutes.

**NOTE: these cookies will spread quite a bit and very flat once cooked. I only do 3-across on the pan and 4-down. **

Let sit on the pan for a few minutes while they cool, then transfer to wire rack when they're able to hold their shape.

Now if someone would tell me what to do with the 4 dozen of these that are sitting on my kitchen table, that would be great. Because so far, I've eaten four cookies and I can't afford ANY MORE. =)

Thanksgiving snack

I have made this little Thanksgiving handout in the past years. Ibf you want a cute idea, this one is fun! Put the snack in cute little bags with a bow and this attached.

BLESSING MIX

Each ingredient in this snack mix symbolizes something associated with Thanksgiving.

Bugles: shaped as a cornucopia, a horn of plenty.

Pretzels: represent arms folded in thanks & prayer.

Candy Corn: during the first winter, the pilgrims were each allotted only five kernels of corn per day because food was so scarce.

Dried Fruit: Thanksgiving is the celebration of the harvest.

Nuts: seeds represent the potential of a bounteous harvest for the next season if they are planted and well tended.

Have a Happy Harvest Holiday!