Old Fashioned Soft & Chewy Molasses Cookies Recipe - 1935

[@GlenAndFriendsCooking]

Thanks for watching Everyone! *Tell us in the comments wether your favourite cookie (biscuit to our Commonwealth cousins) is soft and chewy or crispy.* Full recipe in the description box.

[@dektran4843]

my ingredients for a cookie recipe are dulce de leche butter nut flour and regular flour

[@falconeagle3655]

Hi Glen, Awesome video as always. Your KFC was a hit in my family. Next on my list is the lemon pie. In this recipe what is the alternative to molasses?

[@thecalicoheart7946]

I like both - many Brits like to dunk biscuits in their tea anyway! 😋 I am a definite dunker! 😃

[@douglascampbell9809]

Both. It depends on the cookie or biscuit. Chocolate chip and molasse I like chewy. No soft stuff for me unless it's right out of the oven. Lemon, and a few others I like crispy.

[@joannbedillion3454]

Soft and chewy, but i wouldn't refuse a crisp cookie either!

[@chilidaddy1117]

-"Oh so there's booze in it!" -"No." -"Oh." The disappointment was real.

[@michaelremillard4215]

Filthy Gaijin 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ashleyrobins3977]

I have a similar recipe and I add chopped candied ginger... super delicious!

[@fancyd66]

LOVE molasses cookies for the simple reason that they were my dad's favourite. As a young budding cook/baker he would request them every once in a while. Brings back happy memories!

[@EastSider48215]

When I woke up this morning, I did not know how much I wanted molasses cookies!

[@robertbragdon333]

My Grandmother made cookies very similar to these. They really bring back great memories. The only difference is a sprinkle of sugar on top. Love the show especially the old cookbook shows.

[@WayneJ15]

I love these vids so much, glen is such a great personality.

[@Brian_N]

Seriously this videos are like therapy for me. So calm and soothing.

[@paulhobbs3837]

You guys are awesome.

[@veronicaevans7723]

Oh I love sundays with Glen!

[@JChamberlin]

Molasses cookies are my favorite. I haven't made cookies all year. With the weather starting to cool down, I might have to turn on the oven one of these days. Thanks, Glen.

[@Scrufboy]

My great grandmother used to make these and her recipe was lost. Some of my oldest and fondest memories are fed and fueled by the olfactory delight that were those cookies.

[@ConnorJohnGriffin]

Made these today! Used Lard, extra ginger and cinnamon. Tastes just like the Mexican Piggie sweet bread cookie. So good!

[@danielmiddleton8173]

Jules, if I may, you shone in this episode! First, "no booze?!", then the "What!? Raisins or currants?" shimmy. Thank you Glen for the wide variety of recipes as always.

[@zippy11455]

Candies ginger chopped up or I know, some orange rind grated into the dough. Yum! Fall is almost here and I can't wait to try these. Chewy molasses is my all time favorite cookie!

[@lizajane55555]

My Grandma would make these when we visited, love these & a nice childhood memory.

[@eezepeeze]

I look forward to these episodes every week! My favorite of your series!

[@michaelremillard4215]

Rebecca (eezepeeze) me too

[@amieinnovascotia8490]

The traditional Nova Scotia receipe is a soft chewy cookie that differs somewhat to the one you just made. Molasses cookies were a Nova Scotia staple with a cup of tea (Red Rose, Morses, or King Cole) could be found in every kitchen from Yarmouth to Sydney with a plate of molasses cookies. The crispy version was called “ginger snaps” which were served every night at the Marshlands Inn with hot cocoa since 1935. Instead of milk, my receipe calls for 1 cup of cold tea which I add about 1/4 cup black rum (hey, this is a Nova Scotia although I would try scotch). And a lot more spices: a glorious array of cloves, cinnamon, allspice, ginger and some mace. The instructions to mine say to refrigerate the mixture prior to baking. And it makes 8 dozen cookies. Oh yes: sweet butter or lard; not shortening. Probably didn’t have shortening when this receipe was developed. I once added raisins (since I love them) but found the addition of fruit to be annoying to the texture (like chocolate chips in ice cream). Years ago, in Lunenburg in winter molasses cookies and tea were served during “story telling” Wednesday afternoons on board one of the sailing vessels tied up at the dock by the Fishermen’s Museum. Don’t know if they still have those but should. Once again thank you for another video. You folks are so congenial and welcoming I feel you are “family”. All the best.

[@marilyn1228]

I would have loved to experience all this, thanks for writing about it.

[@amieinnovascotia8490]

Marilyn: the advantages of being older, I guess.

[@marilyn1228]

@@amieinnovascotia8490 I'm 65, I miss softer times.

[@amieinnovascotia8490]

Marilyn: Me too. We used to think it was hilarious when my mother used to say. “How did I get this old?” My parents were old enough to be my grandparents and as such, my father and uncles were in the “rum running” business so the stories were numerous. Over molasses and tea. Here, in those days, sugar, molasses, and spices, foreign dried fruits and spices were cheap and plentiful so everything was full of all that.

[@murlthomas2243]

Can you send Glen your recipe? Or post in the comments? I would love to have it.

[@annarussell3751]

This is my favorite recipe now. My husband’s grandma’s recipe from the Depression only used 1/3 cup molasses to be frugal. It was very mild tasting. This recipe is more extravagant with the quantity of molasses and it’s delicious.

[@Er-sv5tn]

My mother's recipe also used a third of a cup of molasses but amped up the spices a lot, added cloves and used brown sugar. She then rolled them in turbinado sugar for extra crunch....❤

[@TifferNC]

My grandma used to make molasses cookies. Her shortening was bacon fat. They were SO GOOD!

[@NightCrystal]

Molasses cookies were always my dad's favorite cookie. These look so good. Will have to get some molasses and make some.

[@carlahuelman3621]

Made these as a kid from Grandmother's recipe. Thanks for the instant memory. Loved these cookies.

[@itatane]

Blackstrap Molasses cookies are my favorite, I will have to give this recipe a try. It's interesting how minute variations in ingredients and techniques affect the results.

[@WoodshavenPatriot]

Soft molasses cookies, yes!! Anxious to try this recipe. I’ve tried a few...all remind me of my youth and my grandmothers who made molasses cookies often.

[@LikeOnATree]

Sunday Morning in the Old Cookbook Show! Gotta love it! These look delicious!

[@wilfbentley6738]

I am Canadian. My late mother made cookies very like these. The fat she used was saved baconfat, and she added raisins and finely chopped candied ginger. They were delicious.

[@Cinemaphile7783]

It's that time of year again for molasses and spice cookies.

[@TheMowgus]

NO! to the raisins!! My grandma made these...raisins would break my heart. ;) Thank you for bringing back a heart warming memory. I wish I had paid more attention to her cooking skills....nothing was ever in a book or written down but was always amazing.

[@Mlle_Bleue]

Such a classic! Soft molasses cookies are my husband's faves. I prefer crunchy myself, but it's all good.

[@taniith]

We made these last week, and have found that they go great with a bit of fresh lemon curd and raspberries on top. The flavors and texture really go together nicely.

[@nebbindog6126]

My receipe calls for 2tbl fresh grated ginger, and, to roll dough balls in sugar before placing on baking sheet (chill dough first). The flavor is terrific.

[@emmyali920]

That sounds wonderful!

[@michaelremillard4215]

❤️❤️❤️❤️😍😍

[@julieschneider5973]

My husband makes his family recipe for molasses cookies and they’re rolled in sugar too. Soooo good!

[@Forget209]

Julie Schneider was also thinking of chilling, then rolling in sugar.

[@MiqeIrving]

These cookies are great! I did up the spices by at least half again. Almost addictive...

[@maryolson621]

Awesome! Way better than I could imagine! Thanks for sharing!

[@lyndabrown3402]

I’m 77 and as a kid mom would always have sorghum molasses and she would make these cookies or sometimes we would have a taffy pull with the molasses. Sorghum cane was grown by some farmers in the area.

[@colleenmayes9248]

Brings back childhood memories.

[@357Addict]

Once again, a recipe that a regular person can make. Looks great.

[@messymonster690]

this recipe looks great glen! i'm a fan of the 1935 recipe "ginger snaps" in the first volume of the harrowsmith cookbook

[@AnnapurnaMoffatt]

I used to work at Sheriff Andrews House, a living history museum in St. Andrews, NB. They make a ginger crisp that's very similar to this recipe, and their recipe is supposedly "over 130 years old," but there's been some dispute about that claim by some who know the history of the museum: the recipe might be much younger. Either way, the cookies are delicious.

[@chefzach93]

I love a soft cookie! I think I’ll make these today, and use your suggestions at the end to ramp-up the spice. There’s a bottle of molasses my wife bought to make a one-time batch of cookies last Christmas taking up room in the cupboard; hasn’t been touched since!

[@jackwilliams2010]

Your video has reminded me of my love for molasses cookies. I'll be cooking some tonight. Thank you!

[@vetleallum2965]

This is my favorite channel on youtube, thank you so much for all the awesome content you upload on a very consistent and regular basis.🙂

[@marcl2213]

I tried the recipe yesterday. Cookies are good but I found it’s missing either a bit more sugar (or molasses) or salt. I’m not used to baking with shortening maybe changing to butter will adjust everything. Thanks for posting this old fashioned recipe.

[@George_742]

Hi Glen, I live in the New England area of the U.S. and there is a country store on my way to work that make all kinds of cookies. I love their molasses cookies. Stop to much🍪. I all soft chewy cookies.

[@kennethstevenson4817]

My grandmother would make these and one day we fresh home made ice cream and we made awesome ice cream sandwiches with them.

[@applegal3058]

Thanks for sharing this recipe and your recommendations for modifying this recipe. Looks delicious!

[@cyn0422]

I made these a few days ago & my family already wants to know when I'm going to make more :)

[@MatthewHerrold]

Molassess cookies are a Christmas tradition in our household. Wife's Grandmother's recipe says to add a little bit of clove to the mix in addition to what you included. The wife and I both screamed out, "NO!!!!" when you mentioned adding Raisins or Currants to the cookie. Also we chill the dough, roll into balls, and roll in sugar before cooking. no flattening. it creates a beautiful cracked profile on the cookie and its more domed less flattened.

[@MelissaThompson432]

At the back of my mind, I've been wanting exactly this recipe (with a little more spice.) Thanks.

[@engelby4075]

Candied Ginger would be good in those.

[@cbryce9243]

Ooo, yaa! that would be Wonderful!

[@galethompson3013]

I make Cape Breton style molasses cookies called "Fat Archies". In addition to ginger I add cinnamon and cloves. But it's brought together by hand and rolled out thick, perhaps ½ inch, then cut in rounds. Very satisfying with a cup of tea (in Gaelic called a strùpag down there)

[@heidiedelman6840]

i am going to bake these tonight! Can't wait!

[@iakkatz128]

My wife makes a soft double chocolate chip cookie to die for. She uses the giant chips and when she started baking them we had to go to the states to get them (lived in TO at the time, Newfoundland now). She and two friends sold them at flee markets, etc. (this is the early 80's) and sold $1500 in two hours at the Thornhill street fair. Unfortunately/fortunately all three got pregnant at the same time. Couldn't stand the smell of the oven and stooped the business and never got back into it. She still bakes for the family, thank God.

[@cherihabegger9856]

I will have to try these. My husband's favorite cookie is a molasses cookie. Not sure we would like dried fruit in them, but I might try a few raisins in part of the batter and see.

[@Duke_Togo_G13]

Well.... On my way to the store! Thanks Glen!

[@cathylaycock5598]

These look luscious! It always surprises me to see you using milk in bags. I haven’t seen them in years. Mind you, I’m not living super close to Super Store as I don’t drive. I am definitely going to make some of these! Thanks for sharing. 😊

[@l.c.6282]

Mmmm, similar to my mother’s recipe. It calls for brown sugar, and the same spices with added ground cloves. The dough is dryer and the cookie balls gets rolled into white sugar before baking.

[@julieschneider5973]

Your mother’s version sounds like my husband’s family recipe. I love the effect rolling in white sugar gives! Does your mother’s recipe call for using a liquid vegetable oil?

[@Er-sv5tn]

I have the exact same recipe from my mom but have switched to using turbinado sugar to roll them in, it gives an extra crunch

[@sydneyfairbairn3773]

Sounds good!

[@fmervick1]

I live for your videos! So much inspiration.

[@MichaelBoyle514]

These turned out very well the first time, and even better the second time, with a little more cinnamon, ginger, a little bit of ground cloves, and stem ginger pieces. Maybe it's true all over Ontario and Quebec, but particularly in the Gatineau and across to Eastern Ontario, cakey, chewy molasses cookies are a basic staple, and this is a nice buff to that concept.

[@LLCCB]

This sounds like it would be super flavorful and easy.

[@cindydriesler9503]

Going to make this ty you for sharing

[@BakingwithJayplusDan]

Looks super delis!!!!! 😋

[@HollyInOccitanieFrance]

Add chopped candied ginger. Yummy!

[@jenanjassem9106]

Thank you ;L make it its so delicious--thanks again

[@DestyNova1008]

Salut j'adore tes vidéos!Beau travail!Je suis du Québec et juste bravo !

[@mjrussell414]

Yum! Molasses cookies are so good.

[@emivp9186]

Greetings from México!!! Just discovered yoyr channel and definetly you’ve earned a new Sub

[@ColettaDesign]

Another winner!

[@bonitasears8212]

Yummy!

[@jackwilliams2010]

Snicker doodles are a family favorite. We have our own recipe but it'd be interesting what your take on it is.

[@TBNTX]

My family has enjoyed these cookies every Christmas season, but the family recipe increases the ginger and cinnamon. We refer to them as Gingerbread cookies, from my Great Grandmother Cora's family recipe. I'll see if I can find her recipe.

[@GruffMoto]

Hi Glen, my wife is curious to know why you use baking powder and baking soda at the same time and what it does to help when you do use both? Love the work and passion you put into the channel by the way 🙂

[@markwilson4724]

You add extra baking soda (bicarbonate of soda) if the recipie is slightly acidic to give extra rise.

[@GlenAndFriendsCooking]

Mesa - if a recipe calls for both baking powder and baking soda, it means that there is only enough acid present in the batter to activate a certain amount of baking soda - but the recipe (cake etc) needs more ‘rise’ than that. So you add Baking Powder to give that extra needed rise. Baking Powder is a combination of Baking Soda and a dry acid that just needs water to activate. Here’s our video on Baking Powder and Baking Soda: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJbOkIyMq9t5pdE

[@julieschneider5973]

@@GlenAndFriendsCooking Wow, it’s from 2010! Didn’t realize the channel’s been around that long. Excited to go digging in the archives! Julie looks really cute with bangs!

[@AD-kv9kj]

I'd have put some whisky in there anyway... What about a double chocolate chunk, molasses and whisky cookie with a crispy salted maple glaze and a hint of cinnamon? Gooey inside, firm outside and that crispy glaze. 👌

[@isaz597]

These with homemade limeade would be wow

[@avantgauche]

What about crystalized or stem ginger instead of dried fruit?

[@jillanderson2596]

My Grandma made molasses cookies that were To. Die. For!!!! Not chewy, but really thin with a "snap" and a little smear of cream cheese frosting (homemade!!!) She used to call them her "icebox" cookies!!! I miss Grandma 😢 but I have all her cookbooks, and recipe cards!!! My favorite recipe was for her banana bread- all the ingredients are listed, mix, put in oven til done. No temp, no measurements--and when we asked her sister about it, she looked at me with a blank look, patted my hand and said I'm sorry dear, where are you lost??? UM, at the beginning????? LOL!!!! I love my great-relatives!!!! 🥰

[@ginny9577]

ooh candied ginger as a mix-in could be good

[@dianecooper7502]

Yum!

[@erikboisvert9913]

I just saw a girl on Facebook make a depression water pie I think it'd be something you should make for the old cookbook show

[@ytQrash]

How about making the Country Snowballs that are right beside this recipe? Seems like a perfectly Canadian recipe to make!

[@BlkMetalChick]

Can we talk about the snowball recipe on the same page? seems like another fun recipe!

[@walterco7701]

What do you suppose "sugar frosting" is? Just powdered sugar and milk? I got myself a big jug of molasses at the restaurant supply store - it was only $3 more than a bottle 1/3 the size at the regular grocer - soooo, methinks I'll give these a try. Maybe work in some cocoa powder and chocolate chips. Or candied ginger.

[@OptimusWombat]

Thinkingf cloves and nutmeg would be nice as well.

[@TheDoosh79]

Look pretty simple, even for me! Now if I just knew where the bloody hell to find any molasses I'd give them a try!

[@MrGalpino]

Looks good! Try the country snowballs next 😁

[@TheNecronacht]

Very similar to one of the two types of molasses cookies my grandmother made back in the 60's and 70's. I preferred this one over the other. The other my father preferred was a more cakey cookie topped with a simple confectioners icing that she called "Cry Babies"...

[@kurtsimmons1587]

By chance have you done ginger snaps? If not maybe some of those on one of your episodes.

[@deedoublejay]

Is the difference between a "molasses" cookie and a "ginger" cookie the amounts of molasses and ginger?

[@peterszar]

Well here we go again. The Molasses and also the Ginger Snap cookies are my favorites. Back when I was a kid 50's>60's, there was a brand called Aero, boy did they make some good Ginger Snaps. Then there was an outfit out of your neck of the woods that we got down here that started with a "D", excellent Molasses Cookies. I can't remember the name, or it could've been "Laura ___" something. Thanks for the recipe.

[@thecalicoheart7946]

Glen: Hi Friends! Me: Hi Glen! 😃 👋 (I know that on some level, he can hear me! 😏) A Brit here! 🇬🇧 What exactly is ‘fancy molasses’?? 🧐 In the U.K. we have black treacle, that’s it - no different grades. 🙂 Thank you! 🙏😊

[@Evan490BC]

I was thinking about the same thing... What's "fancy" about fancy molasses?

[@GlenAndFriendsCooking]

Generally where we live there are 3 grades of molasses: Fancy, Cooking, and Blackstrap. Fancy molasses is pure sugarcane juice inverted into a syrup, Blackstrap molasses is a byproduct of the refined sugar-making process, and Cooking molasses is a blend of the two.

[@TheMowgus]

@@GlenAndFriendsCooking I love that you take the time to read comments and reply... stay safe, we need you!

[@Lucysmom26]

That's a good question! I wonder if black treacle is anything similar to any of the 3 molasses grades or not??

[@ljh5588]

@@Lucysmom26 As a Canadian, I've only had molasses. I just looked up what black treacle was. According to The Spruce Eats: "Black treacle is a blend of cane molasses and invert sugar syrup. Though it's similar to pure molasses, black treacle is generally described as a slightly burnt, bitter version of molasses" So it sounds like it's similar to our cooking molasses in how it's made, but has a slightly different flavour profile. Hope that helps.

[@wastelands1554]

Or if you added crystallized ginger ...

[@BlkMetalChick]

!!! Yes

[@bethgoldman2560]

If you add dried raisin we in New England call those Hermits!

[@tomhagedorn1674]

Hi Glen (and Friends) love the show and how you explain the history where do you find all of your books?

[@GlenAndFriendsCooking]

A lot of them are handed down by family and friends - others are sent in by viewers.

[@trailduster6bt]

These cookies need more DATES!

[@lesliemoiseauthor]

I like chewy, bendable cookies.

[@twinfin8571]

Did you use lard for the shortening? I have plenty of rendered lard and I’m wondering if the final result came from lard or crisco.

[@astroworfcraig9164]

Might go good with my morning coffee.

[@lydiamashcka4362]

Sprinkle some turbinado sugar on top or cinnamon sugar. I like to add just a pinch of white pepper to my gingersnaps and always more ginger.

[@andrewbuckley9180]

Great episode (again). Just a quick question if I may, does anyone from UK feel comfortable about recommending a particular brand or model of mixer?

[@mythicaltarot]

Classic recipe..we make a version of these but I've never with shortening..curious if it changes up the flavour or softness vs butter

[@amieinnovascotia8490]

My receipe says either butter or lard. Must say I do t recall ever using the lard but maybe I will give it a go.

[@wjacobp]

I miss the 'Mother's' brand of iced molasses cookies. I think these will do the trick if I can figure out the iced part to top them in icing