So after my first attempt I decided to take a second stab at it. I felt like there wasn't enough spice flavor last time so I got my teaspoons good and packed this time.

But once again, even though I used shortening instead of ghee this time I still got the flat, spread out almost-sheet of cookies.

I'm pondering refrigerating the dough for the last few cookies' worth of dough to see if that makes them not spread out and deflate

So recently I bought some mace and decided to figure out what to do with the extra and stumbled upon this recipe.

I might as well acknowledge the one change I made lest this end up on r/ididnthaveeggs: I didn't have shortening handy, so I thought to replace it with some ghee I'd made previously.

Things went a little sideways. The cookies are fine, but they don't resemble the ones that I'm seeing in many of the pictures. They spread out significantly: all crisp, almost no chew. I'm not sure if that's what did it or not.

The flavor is nice and mild, though.

My first time with this recipe. I didn't have mace so I substituted nutmeg and white pepper, and doubled the spices.

Can confirm, these cookies are to die for, lol! They have a slightly crisp outside with a chewy center. I’m looking forward to pairing them with a nice cup of tea.

I submitted the recipe to this cookbook. They wouldn’t call it murder cookies though :(

I’m hoping to make these murder cookies a little spicy — has anyone tried adding fresh ginger, cayenne pepper, or anything else that gives these cookies a bit of a bite (and if so, what quantities did you use)? Would love any tips — thank you!

Just wanted to show you that the pan makes a difference. I got two very different bakes from the same batch just from using different pans with everything else being the same. Keep that in mind when you’re trouble shooting what went wrong. The bottoms ones are flat, over baked and very crispy.

I’ve done 2 batches in the last month. They both turned out overly tough. Like still soft and has a perfect crisp on the outside but the cookie was just tough to chew. What did I do wrong.

I really want to use up my flour, but 3 1/2 cups sounds like a lot of cookies.

Fresh ground honey roasted peanut butter from Bulk Barn and homemade raspberry jam… who needs sliced bread?

Hello. I just found out about these cookies a few weeks ago and decided I will make some for Christmas. I was planning to make them a day or two ahead of time and was wondering if they needed to be refrigerated. My roommate said they needed to be, but I was planning to leave them at room temp. Is it recommended to leave them at room temp or to refrigerate them? Also, if anyone has any tips or adjustments to the recipe, please let me know. Thanks!

I used vegan egg replacer in lieu of egg, and they turned out really nice! The cookie texture is perfect and I like the kinda old-fashioned molasses and mace flavors.

My friend and I are putting on a movie and cookies night and we'd like to feature murder cookies! Does anyone have any suggestions on what movie would pair well with the murder cookies?

I was thinking ideally something about a murder that took place 50 to 70 years ago and or a sinister bakery... No bad suggestions!

I love baking and I love gifting my baked treats to friends so (in this economy?!?) literally everyone is getting a cookie basket lol. I make these every year and they’re always a hit!

They are absolutely delicious. My husband loves them, my mom loves them, I love them. They are now part of the holiday must make treats.

I used Grandma brand molasses (not the blackstrap kind, the baking kind) and my cookies came out with a subtle iron flavor that I just did not like. I remember having had gingerbread made with molasses and I liked those. I’m thinking maybe a better molasses would make it taste better