Joe Froggers

By Dad

Found this recipe on BYU Magazine. It's a Revolutionary Era molasses spice cookie the size of your hand. I have no idea why they are called "Joe Froggers." You can find the original recipe at https://magazine.byu.edu/article/a-cookie-from-americas-revolutionary-days-joe-froggers/

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Total Time: 0 min
Ingredients
  • 4 Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoons Ground Ginger
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Cloves
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Ground Allspice
  • 1 1/2 Teaspoons Salt
  • 1 Tablespoon Rum Extract
  • 1/3 Cup Water
  • 1 Cup Dark Molasses
  • 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 1/2 Cup Butter
Instructions
  1. Stir together flour, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, and salt.
  2. In a separate bowl, mix rum extract and water.
  3. In another bowl, combine molasses and baking soda.
  4. In a fourth bowl, cream sugar and butter.
  5. To the sugar-butter mixture, add half the dry ingredients, half the water mixture, and then half the molasses mixture, blending well after each addition. Repeat.
  6. Chill dough for several hours overnight.
  7. On well-floured surface, roll dough 1/4 inch thick; cut with a 4-inch cutter.
  8. Bake on greased cookie sheet at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. (Watch carefully so cookies don’t burn.)
  9. Let stand a few minutes; then remove from cookie sheet.
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