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Published Dec 3rd
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Servings 5 dozen Calories 44.7
Crispy and very thin.
Recipe Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons shortening
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- ⅓ cup molasses
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg
- 1 dash ground allspice
Cooking Directions
- 1 In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening, brown sugar and molasses until smooth. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg and allspice; blend into the creamed mixture. Work dough with hands until well blended. Cover and chill for about 4 hours. Dough must be thoroughly chilled to hold together.
- 2 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Roll out dough paper thin a little at a time. Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters. Place on greased baking sheets.
- 3 Bake 5 to 6 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned.
Nutrition Facts
- Calories 44.7
- Carbohydrate 7.7 g
- Fat 1.4 g
- Fiber 0.2 g
- Protein 0.5 g
- Saturated Fat 0.3 g
- Sodium 51 mg
- Sugar 2.9 g