Mountain Cookies

Name: Mountain Cookies
Ingredients: 1 lb. margarine; 5 c. sugar; 2 eggs; 1/2 c. plus 2 Tbsp. water; 1 Tbsp. grated lemon rind (heaping); 1/2 c. molasses; pinch of baking powder; 3 Tbsp. cinnamon (heaping); 3 Tbsp. cloves (heaping); 2 Tbsp. baking soda; 1 Tbsp. grated orange rind (heaping); 1/2 Tbsp. lemon extract; 7 c. flour; pinch of salt

14 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 lb. margarine
5 c. sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c. plus 2 Tbsp. water
1 Tbsp. grated lemon rind (heaping)
1/2 c. molasses
pinch of baking powder
3 Tbsp. cinnamon (heaping)
3 Tbsp. cloves (heaping)
2 Tbsp. baking soda
1 Tbsp. grated orange rind (heaping)
1/2 Tbsp. lemon extract
7 c. flour
pinch of salt

Directions

1

Melt margarine and add sugar, cinnamon and cloves.
2

Mix together and cool.
3

Add eggs, beat in well by hand.
4

Add soda (dissolved in water), orange rind, lemon rind and extract.
5

Add molasses.
6

Mix together flour, baking powder and salt; then add it slowly into other combined ingredients.
7

Pack into waxed paper lined bread pans.
8

Refrigerate until it is hard enough to slice in thin slices.
9

Sprinkle each slice with sugar and bake in 350° oven for 5 to 7 minutes.