Drop ginger cookies
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | cup | Molasses |
| 1 | cup | Shortening |
| 3 | eaches | Eggs |
| 1 | cup | Water; hot |
| 1 | tablespoon | Baking soda |
| 1 | tablespoon | Ginger |
| 1 | teaspoon | Salt |
| 5 | cups | Flour |
Directions
Cream shorteing and sugar. Add eggs, beat well. Add molasses, ginger and salt. Beat again. Add soda to hot water. Stir well. Add to above mixture. Add flour and frop by spoonful on greased pan. Bake in moderate oven. Note: Moderate oven is 350 - 400 F. Source: Gertrude Huffman, Community Grange, Harrison County, OH Mrs. H. G. Stevenson, Lewistown Grange, Logan County, OH