Denise's gingerbread cookies
36 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Shortening |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| ½ | cup | Molasses |
| ½ | teaspoon | Vinegar |
| 1 | Egg; beaten | |
| 3 | cups | Flour |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ginger |
| ½ | teaspoon | Allspice |
| ½ | teaspoon | Nutmeg |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground cloves |
| 1 | Box (16-oz) powdered sugar | |
| ½ | cup | Shortening |
| ¼ | cup | Almost boiling water |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Salt |
Directions
ICING
From: George McTyre <MCTYREG@...> Date: Tue, 7 Mar 1995 22:49:23 GMT This is one of my favorite cookie recipes. My sister in Dallas found it.
It's easy and tastes great. Sometimes I add a dash of cayenne pepper to the spices, which is from another gingerbread cookie recipe that I have.
Combine the shortening, sugar, molasses and vinegar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Stir. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Add egg and stir well.
Shift together remaining cookie ingredients. Add the mixture from the saucepan and combine. Chill 30-45 minutes, or overnight. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll dough out to ¼ - ½" thickness and cut into desired shapes. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Cool on racks. Decorate with icing.
Icing: Cream powdered sugar and shortening together. Add water, vanilla and salt. Beat well.
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