Friendship Cookies
Friendship Cookies
Agnes Da Costa won fourth place for this recipe in the 1995 contest.Yield: 10 large or 40 small cookies
Servings
1
Ingredients
- 21/4 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup each: pure maple syrup, sorghum molasses
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon each: cinnamon, ground cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- additional sugar for coating
Directions
- 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Have ungreased baking sheet(s) ready.
- 2. Combine all ingredients, except sugar for coating, in large bowl of an electric mixer. Beat on low speed until combined. Refrigerate to firm dough slightly, about 20 minutes.
- 3. Roll into large balls, using 1/4 cup dough each for large cookies or a scant tablespoon for smaller cookies (dough will be soft). Roll in additional sugar to coat. Arrange on baking sheet, spacing them 3 inches apart.
- 4. Bake until set, about 15 minutes for large cookies and 10 minutes for smaller ones. Cool on baking sheet 1 minute before transferring to wire rack to cool.