OMA'S PRALINE MOLASSES COOKIES

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup dark molasses
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 3/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ginger or cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup broken pecans

Preparation

Slowly melt butter, then cool.
Add sugar and molasses to butter, mix well.
Add beaten eggs and vanilla, mix well.
Sift together flour, baking soda, ginger or cinnamon, and salt. Add to wet ingredients and mix well.
Sift a little flour over the pecans. Add to batter and mix in.
Drop by the 1/2 teaspoon on well greased and floured cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes.
Remove with spatula before cooling.

Remarks from Oma

"I like to bake one sample cookie since they are a little tricky. You don't want too much flour or they won't be nice and chewy. Be careful about measurements. Don't bake too brown or they will taste bitter. I have found Grandma's Molasses best to use. Good luck."

Remarks from Winn

"If baking with someone else, make sure the other person is the one to grease and flour the cookie sheets. And make sure they know where they stand in the cookie-making pecking order. Something like 'Hey, grease that cookie sheet' gets the point across subtly but without ambiguity."