Cry Babies Recipe

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Ready in: < 30 minutes
recipe difficulty 3/5

Difficulty: 3 (1=easiest :: hardest=5)

Serves/Makes: 84 cookies

Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened, plus more for preparing baking sheet
1 cup sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup strong, hot brewed coffee
1 cup molasses
2 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
5 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

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Directions:

Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a baking sheet and set aside.

Cream together the butter and sugar. Dissolve the baking soda in the coffee, then add to the butter mixture along with the molasses. Mix well. Combine the flour, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Add to the butter mixture, mixing well. Fold in the raisins and nuts.

Drop the batter by the teaspoonful onto the baking sheet. Bake until the cookies spring back slightly when touched, 10 to 12 minutes. Repeat until all the batter has been used.

This recipe from CDKitchen for Cry Babies serves/makes 84 cookies