Morning Glory!!!!

I remember when I was a little girl, my sweet daddy would say, "morning glory" when I entered the kitchen to have breakfast before going off to school.  Of course, I did not know at that time, that "morning glory" was actually a flower. In the last 5 years or so, I have had more time to spend in the yard.  One of the things that I added to the flower beds were Morning Glories. I love them!! They are climbing the fence all summer long, and even now into the early fall. Each morning upon waking and opening the blinds, they welcome me to a new day. Their color is so beautiful. I believe that they do come in other colors like purple and pink, but I do not have any of those.....not yet anyway.  Sometimes I look out at them and say...."morning glory".  That's a nice memory for me.

Molasses Cookies

The fall breeze is in the air, and with that comes inspiration to cook, at least for me it does. I was blog hopping and came across a group of bloggers that are posting about "cookies". They are posting 12 weeks of cookies, with the idea that when they began, there are 12 weeks until Christmas. (Now that is hard to believe.) Well anyway, I found a cookie here called Molasses Cookies.  She mentions that they are just like Starbuck's, but I am not familiar with their cookies. I decided to give them a try, because they sounded like the "fall-like" treat I was looking for.  I was thinking that permeating the house with the scent of molasses, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, etc. was the perfect thing to do.

Well let me tell you, they were "delicious" and they turned out perfectly.  You might want to give them a try.  Here is the recipe, compliments of http://bakingandcreatingwithavril.blogspot.com. I urge you to go visit her website and check out her delicious postings and to see all of the other cookies the other bloggers are posting.

Molasses Cookies

3/4  c  unsalted butter

1 c  brown sugar

1 egg

1/2  c molasses

2 1/2  c  flour

2  tsp baking soda

1  tsp cinnamon

1/2  tsp salt

1/2  tsp  nutmeg

1  tsp ginger

Directions                                      

Cream together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add in egg and molasses and beat about a minute.

Add all dry ingredients to a separate bowl, and stir with a fork until well blended.

Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until well combined.  Cover bowl and refrigerate for 1-2 hours or until the dough is firm.

Preheat oven 350. Roll a tablespoon sized ball between the palms of your hands (clean of course..ha), then into a small dish of sugar. (Use about 1/3 cup of sugar to roll in)

Then put on a cookie sheet. (I did not grease mine or use parchment paper, which she suggested, and they turned out great. Bake 10-15 minutes. Don't over bake or they will get too crispy.  You really want them to be crispy on the edges and a bit chewy in the middle.

Happy baking and happy fall!!!!