Gingerbread drops

90 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Shortening
1½ cup Packed brown sugar
1½ teaspoon Baking soda
1½ teaspoon Ground ginger
1½ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon Ground cloves
⅓ cup Molasses
2 Eggs
1 tablespoon Milk
3½ cup All-purpose flour
½ cup Raisins
½ cup Chopped pecans or walnuts

Directions

Beat shortening in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. Beat till well combined. Beat in molasses, eggs, and milk till combines. Beat in as much flour as you can with mixer. Stir in any remaining flour with a wooden spoon. Stir in raisins and nuts.

Drop dough by rounded teaspoons onto a ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a 375ø oven about 8 minutes or till bottoms are lightly brown. Cool on wire racks. Makes about 90 Typed in MMFormat by cjhartlin@...

Source: Better Homes & Garden Christmas Cookies Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by "Cindy Hartlin" <cjhartlin@...> on Nov 14, 1999

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