Sugar And Spice Drops Recipes

Steps:

• Mix the flour, the baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves together in a bowl.
• Cream the butter and brown sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth; beat the egg and vanilla extract into the butter mixture. Add the flour mixture in small amount to the butter mixture, beating each addition until blended. Form the dough into a ball, wrap with plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 3 days.
• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
• Roll the dough out on a floured work surface with a rolling pin to about 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 2-inch cookie cutters. Arrange the cut cookies onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges begin to brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter flavored shortening, light brown sugar and dark brown sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the milk and vanilla, blending until the mixture is light and fluffy. Combine the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter until well blended. Mix in cinnamon chips and if using, pecans. Drop rounded spoonfuls of dough onto the prepared cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, just until the cookies lose their gloss. Remove from the cookie sheets to wire racks to cool.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool. , For frosting, cream the confectioners' sugar, butter and zest in a large bowl. Gradually add lemon juice, beating until frosting achieves desired spreading consistency. Frost cookies.

Steps:

• Cream Crisco, sugar, egg, and molasses till fluffy.
• Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices.
• Form into small balls using a teaspoon.
• Roll into sugar.
• Place on ungreased cookies sheets.
• Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes. Watch carefully towards end so they do not burn.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375-degrees F.
• Lightly grease baking sheets.
• Combine sugar, Crisco, molasses and egg in large bowl and mix until smooth.
• Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Drop by teaspoons onto baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart.
• Bake until lightly browned (10 minutes).

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°; lightly grease (or line with parchment) two baking sheets.
• In a medium bowl, beat together the oil, brown sugar, molasses, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices.
• Mix in the flour.
• Shape or scoop the dough into 1 1/2 inch balls.
• A tablespoon cookie scoop can be used to portion the dough.
• Roll the balls in granulated sugar and place them on the prepared baking sheets.
• Use a fork to press a crisscross pattern into the top of each.
• Bake the cookies for 10 minutes or until they are set.
• Remove them from the oven and transfer to a rack to cool.