Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup shortening
1/2 cup molasses
1 egg
3 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon mace
1/4 cup milk
Directions:
Cream shortening and sugar. Add molasses and egg. Sift in dry ingredients- stir and then add milk
Drop by tablespoon onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.Press cookies down with a glass that has a floured bottom.
I cooked them at 350 for 12 to 14 minutes.
Leave the cookies on cookie sheets for about 5 minutes before removing to a rack.
Recipe from Reddit.
What are murder cookies, and why are they so named? The reality is not terribly morbid; they’re murder-related only by distant association. The short story is this: A Reddit user @NearKilroy was researching a murder that happened in her house many years ago. While hunting down its history she says she “fell down a rabbit hole” of local research, and discovered that a neighbor at the time had worked in a bakery making these cookies which were named their “recipe of the year.”
The cookies are very straightforward and simple: Cream sugar and shortening together with molasses, then beat in flour and spices (I substituted a mix of nutmeg and cinnamon for the mace). The dough is thick and sticky, and you drop it by spoonfuls and then press them into rounds with the bottom of a glass. I baked at 350 for about 12 minutes .
Personal note- last batch of cookies I made in my oven, need to buy another one. Maybe they murdered the oven- LOL 😉
What an interesting story and name for a cookie. Sure does get your attention. I don't think I would use mace either. Nutmeg and cinnamon sound much more to my liking. I will have to try this when I decide to light my oven again. Much too hot and humid now.
ReplyDeleteGot my new oven! Should I make these again? They were good and Mey's hubby liked them.
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