Chocolate Molasses Raisin Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder, sifted
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold, cut into small pieces
• 2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup unsulphured molasses
• 1 large egg, room temperature
• 1 cup dark raisin

Recipe

• 1 position rack in center of oven, then preheat oven to 350 degrees f & lightly butter 2 large baking sheets. set aside.
• 2 in a medium bowl, mix flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, cinnamon & salt until a uniform color, then set aside.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl & using an electric mixer at medium speed, beat butter & shortening until soft & smooth, about 1 minute.
• 4 scrape down the sides of the bowl, then add sugar & molasses, continuing to beat until light, about 2 more minutes.
• 5 beat in egg until smooth, then remove beaters.
• 6 with a wooden spoon or rubber spatual, stir in the prepared flour mixture, but do not overmix ~ just moisten the flour.
• 7 stir in raisins until you have a soft, drop-cookie dough with no lumps, but with some grains of flour still visible.
• 8 drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto one prepared baking sheet, spacing the mounds about 1 1/2 inches apart.
• 9 bake for 10 minutes, or until tops appear dry & somewhat cracked but insides are still quite soft.
• 10 meanwhile, drop additional dough onto the 2nd prepared baking sheet, getting a 2nd batch ready to bake when the 1st batch is done.
• 11 remove 1st batch from oven & cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
• 12 cool baking sheet for 5 minutes & butter it again to make another batch.