Recipe Tuesday: Molasses Softies

I'm a huge addict of these cookies. Joshua? Not so much. He thinks they are not cookie-like. xD

Think of these as really soft ginger snaps. <3 Me and my mom love them for that reason.  

Note: These DO make a very cakey cookie. 

Molasses Softies 

½ C melted Shortening - Margarine works as well.

½ C Brown Sugar 

½ C molasses 

1 Beaten Egg 

2 ½ cup flour 

1 tsp salt 

1 tsp soda dissolved in ½ cup hot water 

½ tsp cinnamon 

½ tsp nutmeg 

1 tsp Vanilla 

Mix.

Teaspoon into balls on greased pan.  Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes. 

Recipe Tuesday: Banana Bread or Muffins!

When I was younger, my mother made the best banana chocolate chip muffins. So when I moved out, I looked up a recipe and made it.. and they were horrible. So I called my mom paniced, wondering what she'd done to make these wonderful muffins. 

She gave me this "Tsk, Tsk" noise and said "Tasha, use the banana bread recipe and put it in muffin tins." 

Which I immediately did, and came out with perfect muffins. That's what I get for not asking my mom before I made the other batch. 

So here's my moms awesome banana bread recipe. <3 

Banana Bread

½ C margarine

1 C white sugar

Mix well. 

2 eggs

½ C mashed bananas

1 tsp lemon juice

2 C flour

2 tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

1 C choc. Chips or walnuts - optional.

Grease pan. 

Makes 1 loaf if bread, or about 12 muffins. 

375 for 1 hour.

They're honestly perfect. <3

- Natasha