It’s Time for the Holiday Cookie Exchange & Hop!
It’s time to visit your favorite Historical Romance authors and exchange recipes for cookies and other holiday treats! For all the links – visit: https://www.facebook.com/share/17TGhpSEyy/
2025 – The Family Drama Around Aunt Millie’s (but really MeMom’s) Molasses Cookies!
I think we all have those women in our families – older aunts or grandmothers, etc – who baked amazing concoctions and share them on special occasions like birthdays and the holidays? My grandmom taught me to bake but the legend when it came to special treats was really my husband’s aunt Millie. When they would visit her as kids (and adults!), she would sneak little snack bags of her incredible Molasses Cookies into their pockets or hands. For them. For them alone. No need to share!
The legend of Aunt Millie’s Molasses Cookies grew! As new people joined the extended family through marriages, it was whispered that we would get some, too. LOL! Well, Aunt Millie would add a couple to the bags she made and now they would be shared. My husband would count them and carefully split them between us – with any extras going to him!
And yes, as someone who bakes, I asked for the recipe and they were delicious, but not the same somehow as her ‘legendary’ ones! I think Aunt Millie adds something else but that’s her secret!
Recently, my daughter-in-law who loves to bake asked one of my sisters-in-law (Aunt “P”) who she happened to visit) about the recipe and got a copy of it. Which she told me about. But when she told me the recipe – it WAS NOT THE SAME ONE! I tried to gently let her down, but we had to call Aunt Millie’s daughter-in-law to confirm it. It was not the right recipe. Aunt “P”‘s recipe was from another side of the family and NOT THE ONE passed down from MeMom Herman to Aunt Millie! Oh, the shame of it! LOL!
So, I gave the correct recipe (originally written by Aunt Millie herself) to my daughter-in-law and make them myself. Whew! The drama!
Aunt Millie’s (but really MeMom Herman’s) Molasses cookies are sweet and dark with a bit of crispiness on the outside and chewy inside. They melt in your mouth! And here’s the recipe, no drama needed:
Aunt Millie’s MeMom’s Molasses Cookie Recipe!
Ingredients:
¾ cup shortening
1 cup brown sugar
¼ cup molasses
1 egg
2 tsp baking soda
2 cups flour
½ tsp ground cloves
½ tsp ground ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
Directions:
Mix dry ingredients (EXCEPT sugar)
Beat shortening, add sugar, molasses and egg, add dry ingredients a little at a time
Mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 30-60 minutes
Scoop into 1” balls and roll in sugar (flour hands to avoid sticking) Place on parchment on baking sheets about 2” apart.
Bake at 350° for 12 minutes. Let cool a few minutes on baking sheet before moving them to a plate.
Cookies will be a little crispy on the outside and chewy inside! Yum!
For the Holiday Cookie Hop – remember to visit all the authors and list their names and treats and send them to Heather@heathermccollum.com to be included.
For all the links – visit: https://www.facebook.com/share/17TGhpSEyy/
For a chance at my little Holiday treat – a 2026 Scotland calendar and a wee giftie from my last Scotland trip – tell me if your family has one (or more) of those baking/cooking/legendary women or tell me your favorite holiday-time-only treat! (sadly, only US entrants can get the above, all others will be eligible for a g!ft card).
And from my house to yours – Happy Holidays – I hope whichever ones you celebrate as we bring 2025 to a close is filled with family, food, friends and good times!
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