Gewurzplatzchen (spice cookies)

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupButter Or Margarine
¼cupShortening
1cupBrown Sugar; Firmly Packed
1eachEgg; Large
¼cupMolasses
cupFlour; Unbleached, Unsifted
¼teaspoonSalt
2teaspoonsBaking Soda
1teaspoonCinnamon
½teaspoonGinger
½teaspoonCloves; Ground
½teaspoonAllspice; Ground

Directions

Cream butter, shortening, and brown sugar thoroughly.

Blend in egg and molasses. Sift together the remaining ingredients.

Stir into sugar mixture.

Shape dough into ¾-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Flatten each ball with the bottom of a glass that has been greased and dipped into sugar. Bake in preheated 350 degrees F.

oven for 12 to 15 minutes. Cool cookies on racks and store in airtight tins. Makes 4 dozen cookies.