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Soft Molasses Cookies

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Why it works: Cinnamon and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,917 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Soft Molasses Cookies

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cream sugar, molasses and shortening together at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs and mix at medium speed until creamy, scraping down the bowl before and after adding eggs. Stir flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, salt and dry sugar substitute together to blend well, and then add, along with coffee and lemon juice, to creamy mixture. Mix at medium. Mix at medium speed until creamy. Drop dough by 1 ½ tablespoon onto cookies sheets that have been sprayed with pan spray or lined with aluminum foil. Bake at 375°F for 12 to 14 minuntes, or until cookies are firm. Remove them to a wire rack and cool to room temperuture. Food exchanges per servings: 1 starch/bread exchange + 1 fat exchange cal: 101, fat: 4g, cho: 15g na: 103mg, pro: 2g, cho: 18mg

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

943Calories
20 gProtein
32 gFat
143 gCarbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Molasses1 tbsp (20g)58
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Sugar Substitute1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Coffeenot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11,917 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Cinnamon + gingertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6,380 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  3. Ginger + nutmegtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,324 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Sugar + sugar substitutetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together79 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Flour + nutmegtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,623 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, molasses, egg, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar substitute):

  1. Clovefits about as well
  2. Cardamomfits about as well
  3. Allspicefits about as well
  4. Gingerthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, molasses, egg, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, sugar substitute. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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