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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