Feb. 2, 2011

Old-Fashioned Molasses Cookies

Another snow day, so it was time to make another recipe.  Today I chose to make some cookies.  I selected the molasses cookies on page 70.  I almost didn't make them when I realized they called for brown sugar and I didn't know what to substitute this sugar for.  I did some research and many say "date sugar", but of course who has that hanging out in the cupboard.  So I decided to go ahead and use the brown sugar, but I cut the 1/2 cup the recipe calls for to only 1/4 cup brown sugar.  My plan is to make this recipe again and use either date sugar or I believe there may be a brown sugar stevia (fingers crossed).
After following the recipe to put in fridge for 1 hour prior to baking, I added an additional 30 minutes in freezer (see yesterday's post as to my reasoning here).
I made them into small balls and pressed down prior to baking.  I made smaller cookies than the recipe called for because I ended up with over 4 dozen cookies, yet the recipe called for 2 doz. cookies.  Of course the real test came when my husband tried them.  He gave them an AMAZING 9!  We both felt these cookies would have received a 10 by adding a light cream cheese icing.  I may make an icing later and see if that is the finishing touch they need.  They were very delicious and plenty sweet enough even with half the amount of brown sugar the recipe called for.  So day 2 of gluten-free baking has been another success!  Happy baking.