Soft Oatmeal Molasses Cookies

I made this recipe up the other day while it was raining out and longing for just a few degrees of coolness outside.  

Recipe

2 sticks of butter 

Beat until fluffy 

I box of DARK brown sugar. 

Add to butter a beat until combined. 

4 eggs one at a time until blended. 

1 tbsp vanilla

1/4 c black strap molasses

Add to butter mixture and blend well. 

2 tsp salt

2 tsp baking soda 

1 tsp baking powder

I tsp cinnamon 

1 tsp ginger

1 tsp cloves

5 cups all purpose flour

Add these dry ingredients to butter mixture. Blend only until combined. 

Then add

2 cups oatmeal. Old Fashioned

Scoop onto a cookie sheet and place into a preheated oven at 350. 

Bake for 14 minutes. 

These get better the next day. Yummm

Adding the oatmeal.