Spice Cake & Snowball Cookies

Two recipes today . . .

The first, Spice Cake, is actually a quick bread. The boys enjoyed it after coming in from barn chores one cold, snowy morning. The remainder we had for breakfasts and snacks.

Spice Cake

2 C. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ground cloves
1 tsp. allspice
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
2 eggs, beaten
1 C. sugar
2 tabl. molasses (or brown sugar)
1 C. sour milk (mix 1 C. milk with 1 tabl. vinegar) or buttermilk
2/3 C. oil

Preheat oven to 375. Stir together flour, spices, salt, soda and powder; set aside. Beat eggs into sugar and molasses. Add dry ingredients to the egg mixture, alternating with the milk. Gradually add the oil. Pour into 2 large, greased loaf pans, and bake for 25 minutes.

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The Snowball Cookies were part of the snacks we had Sunday afternoon at the sledding party. Messy but tasty . . .

Chocolate Chip Snowball Cookies (makes 5 dozen small cookies - you could easily halve this recipe if it's too many)

1 1/2 C. (3 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
3/4 C. powdered sugar
1 tabl. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
3 C. flour
12 oz. pkg. mini chocolate chips
Powdered sugar

Beat butter, sugar, vanilla and salt in large mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in flour; stir in morsels. Shape tablespoons of dough into 1 - 1 1/4" balls. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are set and lightly browned. Remove from oven and immediately sift powdered sugar over hot cookies while still on the sheets. Cool for 10 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.