Nantucket Cookies Recipe

Makes 36 cookies

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 1/3 cup molasses
  • 1/3 cup water
  • 2 cups minus 1 tbsp flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda

    • Instructions:

    1. Cream the butter and sugar together; stir in the molasses and water.
    2. Sift together the flour and soda.
    3. Drop by heaping teaspoonsfuls onto well-buttered cookie sheets.
    4. Bake for 11 to 12 minutes.
    5. Loosen immediately from the pan, using a spatula, but wait until the cookies have slightly cooled before transferring them to a cookie rack.
    6. Store when cold, in a tightly covered container.