Laura’s Mom’s Molasses Cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (reduce heat to 300 if using a convection oven).

In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the oil and 1 cup of sugar. Beat with the flat beater until combined.

Add the egg and continue to beat until well combined.

Add the molasses and beat in.

Add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and ginger and mix well. If the dough seems too sticky you can add up to a 1/4 cup of additional flour.

Place the second cup of granulated sugar in a large bowl.

To scoop these, I use an ice cream scoop that holds 1/3 of a cup to make jumbo cookies. If you use a smaller scoop you’ll get more cookies (like you couldn’t figure that out on your own!)

Scoop the cookie dough and drop them into the bowl of sugar, only a couple at a time. Roll all around to coat on all sides with the sugar.

Place the sugared cookies, round side up, on a sheet pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray or on parchment paper. Don’t flatten them at all.

Bake for 12-14 minutes, until they are crackled and split on top. Be careful not to overbake. Cool on a rack.

If you make smaller cookies reduce the baking time.