Spice Cookies

Name: Spice Cookies
Ingredients: 3 eggs; 1 12 cups brown sugar; 1 cup vegetable shortening; 1 cup molasses; 12 cup sour milk; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 12 teaspoon black pepper; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon powdered ginger; 1 teaspoon powdered clove; 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg; 12 teaspoon baking powder; flour, to make a stiff dough

14 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

3 eggs
1 12 cups brown sugar
1 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup molasses
12 cup sour milk
2 teaspoons baking soda
12 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon powdered ginger
1 teaspoon powdered clove
1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
12 teaspoon baking powder
flour, to make a stiff dough

Directions

1

Beat eggs five minutes, then add sugar and beat five minutes, then add vegetable shortening.
2

Beat until thoroughly mixed, add molasses, milk, soda, salt, spices, baking powder, and enough flour to make stiff dough.
3

Leave mixture in basin overnight.
4

Take pieces of dough and roll out, cut with small cutter, lay on vegetable shortening greased tins and bake in moderate (350) oven from seven to ten minutes.