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the description, and recipe are from King Arthur..The addition of rum to these spicy cookies helps keep them soft, and also qualifies them for a special name: Joe Froggers. Legend has it that an old man named Joe, who lived by a frog pond in Marblehead, Massachusetts, was famous for his chewy molasses cookies. Read more . One day, in thanks to a neighbor for the gift of a jug of rum, he added some of that spirit to a batch of his molasses cookie dough, then gave the cookies to the generous neighbor. Eureka! A rum-laced molasses cookie that quickly earned a great reputation around town and was christened with the name of its creator. Ingredients:
2 cups (8 1/2 ounces) king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon ginger |
1/4 teaspoon cloves |
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg |
1 teaspoon cinnamon |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
5 tablespoons (2 1/2 ounces) unsalted butter |
1/2 cup (3 1/2 ounces) sugar |
1/2 cup (6 ounces) molasses |
1/3 cup (2 1/2 ounces) dark rum |
Directions:
1. Whisk together the flour, spices, salt and baking soda, and set aside. In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar, then beat in the molasses. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the rum.
2. Using a cookie or muffin scoop, scoop out round balls of dough somewhere in size between a ping-pong ball and a golf ball, and place the balls on a parchment-lined or lightly greased baking sheet. Bake the cookies in a preheated 375°F oven for 11 to 12 minutes, until they crack on top but haven't yet browned around the edges. Yield: eighteen 3-inch cookies.
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4. To keep these cookies soft, we recommend storing them in an airtight container (a plastic bag is fine) as soon as they're just barely warm. Add a couple of slices of cut apple if you plan on keeping them around long.
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