Rolled Molasses Wafers

Name: Rolled Molasses Wafers
Ingredients: 12 cup molasses; 14 cup shortening; 14 cup sugar; 12 teaspoon salt; 12 cup sifted pastry flour; 1 teaspoon nutmeg; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 egg, well beaten; 3 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 egg white, unbeaten; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, lemon extract or 1 teaspoon rum extract; 13 cup butter; 1 tablespoon molasses; 2 tablespoons milk

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Ingredients

12 cup molasses
14 cup shortening
14 cup sugar
12 teaspoon salt
12 cup sifted pastry flour
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 egg, well beaten
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 egg white, unbeaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract, lemon extract or 1 teaspoon rum extract
13 cup butter
1 tablespoon molasses
2 tablespoons milk

Directions

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["Heat molasses to boiling point.", "Add shortening sugar and salt.", "Sift together flour and spices, add alternately with beaten egg.", "Drop by teaspoonful on a well greased cookie sheet.", "Bake at 300F for about 10 minutes.", "Cool 2 minutes and curl around a wooden spoon handle that has been greased.", "Cookies may be filled with Molasses Butter Frosting.", "(If cookies become too crisp to roll, heat a few minutes in oven.)", "For best results on this recipe, use Fancy Molasses, \"Lite\"" molasses is not recommended.""