Desserts
Joe Froggers Cookies
Joe Froggers cookies, the classic New England treat flavored with molasses, rum, and fresh nutmeg, are a chewy and delicious favorite.
By Aimee Tucker|Mar 26 2019|
Coffee By Design | Portland, Maine
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These sounds awesome. I love molasses in cookies – it makes them so soft and chewy. I’ve never heard of Joe Froggers, but I might just have to try them.
I have this story on the Joe Frogger recipe that my mother gave me…that was 70 years ago. They have been made every Christmas since then and are a big hit in our family.
There was a great restaurant in Lynnfield called “The Ship”. It was on 1A. They used to sell Joe Froggers at the front desk. The story was on the wrapper. I loved them then and love them now.
Joe Froggers just earned a mention in my New England-based novel thanks to this article. With “wicked pissah” gratitude. Godspeed.
I grew up in PA eating these cookies! My father used to make them. Now I have the recipe again – the one Dad used is long gone. Thanks!!
My Mom and I have been making these a lot lately. She got the recipe from a woman in her 90’s back in the 1980’s. We hadn’t made them for years until 2017. We don’t use rum though, and they are still yummy!
I DID NOT CARE FOR THEM
It’s a wonderful old New England/ Marblehead Massachusetts cookie that dates back a couple hundred years. If you don’t like them, please just go to the market and purchase a box of Cracker Jack.
This recipe has been a family favorite since I first saw it on page 158 of the August, 1977 issue of Yankee, and I still have the original copy. It was printed as part of the column, “Quips, Quotes & Queries.” A very tasty, spicy and always soft cookie.
Where can I buy these cookies
I have been looking for years for the original recipe I first saw in 1977 when I was a young bride living in a tiny trailer with no running water or plumbing. Things have improved since then but I would love a copy of the ORIGINAL RECIPE published in that 1977 issue of Yankee magazine. At least I know which issue – thank you so much.
These are my favorite cookies and I associate them with Mystic Seaport, CT
A charming and historic story behind a delicious recipe…leave it to New England Today Food/Yankee…now to find or make these…in Philly!
I have not yet made these cookies, but plan to make them. Molasses cookies is one of my favorite and this version sounds delicious.
We grew up in Sturbridge, MA. My dad was the G.M. of the Public House, and we ran wild through O.S.V. These were often used as incentives by mom to get us to finish our chores or behave in public. We LOVED Joe Froggers! (Still do!)