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  Soft Molasses Cookies You have to try this recipe. Especially if you long for a soft molasses cookie you probably had as a child. They are great on their own as a large cookie that fits your whole hand, or made smaller to tease the taste buds. I have put a spicey buttercream in between and turned them into a mini molasses woopie pie. It was so good.  Ingredients: Sugar                                     1 cup Shortening                          ½ cup Butter                                   ½ cup Molasses  ...

Amazing Basic Sandwich Cookies The people who know me might know that I have been known to look for second hand cookbooks. Usually they are inexpensive and have the most interesting ideas. I found one such treasure, "Cooking a Common Sense Guide" published 2003 by Bay Books. New South Wales.  I have a photo of the cookbook.  It has no nonsence easy to read recipies. Except if you live in one part of the world and things are called something else where the book is published. Or if they use ingredients you are not familiar with.  For example a red capsican is a red pepper. It is always fun to learn something new so now I know red pepper has another name. I don't like to spend a long time on a blog post so here is the main recipe for the cookie. The only substitution was the self rising (SR) flour. Originally calling for 1 cup of all purpose and 1 cup of self rising. I will be putting 2 cups of all purpose (AP) flour and adding the baking powder and salt....