Monkey-Faced Cookies
Children can hardly wait until these cookies are out of the oven to see the comical expressions that the raisin faces have taken on in baking.
Nutritionper 1 cookie (~22 g)āŗ
91
Calories
0.9g
Protein
15g
Carbs
3g
Fat
Ingredients
| 0.5 cup | 120 ml | shortening |
| 2.5 cups | 600 ml | Gold Medal Flour |
| 1 cup | 240 ml | brown sugar (packed) |
| 1 tsp. | 5 ml | soda |
| 0.5 cup | 120 ml | molasses |
| 0.5 tsp. | 2.5 ml | salt |
| 0.5 cup | 120 ml | milk |
| 0.5 tsp. | 2.5 ml | ginger |
| 1 tsp. | 5 ml | vinegar |
| 0.5 tsp. | 2.5 ml | cinnamon |
| ā | raisins |
Instructions
Heat oven to 375Ā° (quick mod.). Mix shortening, sugar, and molasses thoroughly. Mix milk and vinegar; stir in. Measure flour by dipping method (p. 5) or by sifting. Stir dry ingredients together; blend into sugar mixture. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough 2Ā½" apart on ungreased baking sheet. Place 3 raisins on each for eyes and mouth. Bake 10 to 12 min., or until set. Allow to remain on baking sheet 1 min. before removing. The faces take on droll expressions in baking. Makes about 4 doz. 2Ā½" cookies.
Note: If you use Gold Medal Self-Rising Flour, omit salt and reduce soda to Ā¼ tsp.