Comments on: Lumberjacks Soft Molasses Cookies http://domestikgoddess.com/lumberjacks-soft-molasses-cookies/ thrifty and creative | home and garden | ideas and experience Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:08:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: domestika http://domestikgoddess.com/lumberjacks-soft-molasses-cookies/comment-page-1/#comment-4866 domestika Fri, 07 Mar 2008 02:43:02 +0000 http://domestikgoddess.com/?p=1291#comment-4866 Judy, thanks so much for giving such specific and useful feedback! So glad you enjoyed the taste and softeness of these cookies - they are definitely one of our family favourites... The original recipe came to me from an elderly neighbour, as just a list of ingredients! I try to be as clear as possible in the instructions for recipes, but it's true that we all read things a bit differently and so it's extra helpful to have someone point out a gap - and no, I don't flatten the balls of dough, so yes- that coul very well have made the difference with that first batch. Judy, thanks so much for giving such specific and useful feedback! So glad you enjoyed the taste and softeness of these cookies – they are definitely one of our family favourites…

The original recipe came to me from an elderly neighbour, as just a list of ingredients! I try to be as clear as possible in the instructions for recipes, but it’s true that we all read things a bit differently and so it’s extra helpful to have someone point out a gap – and no, I don’t flatten the balls of dough, so yes- that coul very well have made the difference with that first batch.

]]> By: Judy http://domestikgoddess.com/lumberjacks-soft-molasses-cookies/comment-page-1/#comment-4864 Judy Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:42:13 +0000 http://domestikgoddess.com/?p=1291#comment-4864 Hi Domestika I just tried your recipe for Lumberjacks Soft Molasses Cookies and I have a suggestion to make regarding your instructions. You write: "Pinch off balls of cooky dough about the size of a walnut, dip the bottom in sugar," but its not clear if the balls should be flattened or not. I baked 2 sheets of the walnut size balls, flattened slightly with a fork but no sugar on the bottoms - and the bottoms turned completely black after 10 minutes! My fault, I should have stood by and watched them bake. I salvaged the tops by slicing off with a knife as they do taste SO good! SO the next two sheets I decided to divide the dough in 2 and roll into a sausage and slice into 12 slices. Then on the cookie sheet I "rounded them out. These were the perfect size! But they did bake longer, I watched them, maybe about 14-15 minutes. The diameter of the slices was about 1.5 inches and they spread a bit. I hope this helps others, or perhaps it applies only to my unique situation. They were just what I was hoping for though in taste and softness. Thanks! Hi Domestika
I just tried your recipe for Lumberjacks Soft Molasses Cookies and I have a suggestion to make regarding your instructions.
You write:
“Pinch off balls of cooky dough about the size of a walnut, dip the bottom in sugar,”
but its not clear if the balls should be flattened or not.

I baked 2 sheets of the walnut size balls, flattened slightly with a fork but no sugar on the bottoms – and the bottoms turned completely black after 10 minutes! My fault, I should have stood by and watched them bake. I salvaged the tops by slicing off with a knife as they do taste SO good!
SO the next two sheets I decided to divide the dough in 2 and roll into a sausage and slice into 12 slices. Then on the cookie sheet I “rounded them out.
These were the perfect size! But they did bake longer, I watched them, maybe about 14-15 minutes. The diameter of the slices was about 1.5 inches and they spread a bit.
I hope this helps others, or perhaps it applies only to my unique situation.

They were just what I was hoping for though in taste and softness.
Thanks!

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