American Gingerbread Cookies

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an old style recipe, with a molasses flavour

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  • 12
  • Average
  • 20 mins
  • 15 mins
  • 90 mins
  • Average budget

Ingredients

  • .5 c Crisco or Fluffo
  • .5 c brown sugar, packed
  • .75 c molasses
  • 3.25 c unbleached flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • .25 c water

Preparation

Step 1

Cream together Crisco and sugar.Add dry ingredients alternately with wet.Chill 90 mins.

Step 2

Roll out to 1/4" thick and cut out with preferred cutters.

Step 3

Place on lightly greased cookie sheets.Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 mins. Cool completely before icing.

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