Name: Delaware Cry-Babies

Ingredients:

• 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup molasses
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 cup boiling decaf coffee

Instructions:

• Pre-heat oven to 375 F
• Sift flour, salt and spices in a medium mixing bowl.
• Using a hand-held electric mixer, "cream" oil and brown sugar together.
• Add eggs and molasses and beat until well combined.
• In another bowl, combine baking soda and boiling water, stirring until baking soda is dissolved.
• Fold dry ingredients into sugar-molasses mixture, alternating with baking soda mixture.
• Drop batter by spoonfuls onto a lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until puffy and firm to touch. Transfer to a wire rack and allow to cool.
• Sprinkle with more cinnamon, if desired

Comments: 12/12/2011. I combined two recipes. The web recipe called for more liquid - a full cup boiling water - and less flour - 4 cups. The resulting batter was very liquid, and the cookies looked like pancakes! I also used white sugar because I did not have brown sugar. I used a tablespoon for dropping the batter on the cookie sheet.
This is a soft cookie, almost like cake.

Source: Mostly from http://yourlife.usatoday.com/fitness-food/recipes/recipe/2011/05/delaware-cry-babies/168793/1 but use of coffee instead of plain water from yesbelles@aol.com, Dec 16, 1997

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