foodie fridays: sugar crusted ginger cookies

Did you know…

– Molasses can be used as the base material for fermentation into rum?

– Molasses is commonly used in dark brewed beverages like stout and heavy dark ales?

– Black strap molasses may also be used as an iron supplement?
- That melaco is the Portuguese word for molasses and that mel in Latin means honey? (source)

Crazy, right?

I had no idea that molasses was so useful. Who would of thunk?

Sadly, we won’t be fermenting our own alcohol today. Rats. That’s for another time and post. Promise.

But the next best thing to make besides alcohol, is COOKIES! Not just any cookies, cookies with molasses. Ahhhhh…..yeahhhh. We like to party here on CGM, no doubt.

You can buy molasses at your local liquor store. JK. I picked a bottle up at the grocery store the other day. It’s kind of hidden with the maple syrups, so just look for the picture with the rabbit wearing a tuxedo because that’s normal. What do rabbits and molasses have to do with each other? Sigh, we may never know so just go with it.

But seriously, the molasses in these cookies is divine. There’s nothing like T-H-I-C-K syrup mixed with big crystals of brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and ground cloves to get any fall parted started.

Am I right?

Right.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I am off to brush up on my Portuguese and beer-making skills.