He did it. I promised that once the math workbook was finished, he could bake the cookies of his choice as reward. Today Peter polished off the the last few pages -- and two months ahead of schedule! His mathematic reward? Great Mother's Molasses Crackles.
We decided that a single batch was not nearly enough, so we simply had to double it. There was plenty of practice at adding fractions and he can level a cup of flour like nobody's business. After a chill in the fridge, we set up a little assembly line to roll and sugar the dough.
The net result was five dozen scrumptious cookies and a request for the recipe written down ... but not in cursive. So here it is. Our cookie recipe, easy to read and already doubled for you:
•Molasses Crackles•
Cream:
1 c. butter
2 c. sugar
Add and mix well:
2 eggs
.5 c. molasses
Add 'til well incorporated:
1 t. salt
1 t. ginger
2 t. cinnamon
4 t. baking soda
4 c. flour
Chill dough for 1-2 hours. Hand roll into 1" balls then roll in granulated sugar. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
Now that is my kind of math! Sweet, sweet photo.
ReplyDeleteYum and I love the photo, too!
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Thank you for including your recipes in your posts. They look so wonderful.