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Cookbook:Lumberjacks

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Lumberjacks
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Lumberjacks are a cookie from the Old Sturbridge Village Cookbook, and they reflect baking from 1830s New England.

Ingredients

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Procedure

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  1. Cream together the sugar and shortening.
  2. Add molasses and eggs, and mix well.
  3. Sift together the flour, spices, and bicarbonate of soda. Add this mixture to the egg-butter mixture, and mix well to make a dough.
  4. Put ¼ cup additional white sugar into a small bowl.
  5. Dip fingers into the sugar, then pinch off a ball of dough and roll it into the size and shape of a walnut.
  6. Roll the cookie dough ball into the sugar and place on a greased cookie sheet.
  7. Repeat the shaping and sugar-coating process with the remaining dough, spacing the cookies about 3 inches apart on the sheet.
  8. Bake in a preheated 350°F (175°C) oven for 10–15 minutes.
  9. Let cool completely—the cookies should be soft when cooled.

Notes, tips, and variations

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  • Different countries use different strengths of molasses. If you can find the American brand of Grandma's dark molasses then that is perfect.
  • If you use some muscovado sugar, then add the white and muscovado sugars at the same time.