Raspberry Molasses Crinkles

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 3/4 cup butter flavored shortening
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 2 hrs 45 mins


• mix the butter-flavored shortening and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth, and add the molasses and egg. beat until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes, and stir in the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt. form the dough into a ball, cover, and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• preheat an oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). line cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside. place the sugar in a shallow bowl.
• cut the dough into 4 pieces, and cut each quarter into 12 small pieces. roll each piece into a 1 1/4 inch ball, and dip the balls into the sugar. place the cookies, sugar side up, onto the prepared baking sheets.
• using your thumb or the end of a wooden spoon, make an indentation in each cookie ball about 1/2 inch deep. spoon 1/2 teaspoon of raspberry jam into each thumbprint.
• bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes, until the cookies are just set but not hard. let cool for 1 minute before transferring the cookies to a wire rack to finish cooling.