Ingredients
- 1 C sugar
- 1 C molasses
- 1 C shortening
- 1 egg
- 1 C cold water
- 5 C flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ginger
- 2 1/2 tsp baking soda in a little hot water
- Frosting----------------------------
- 1 T butter
- 6 T milk
- 1 C brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 C SIFTED powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
Preparation
Step 1
- Bring sugar, shortening, molasses to a boil;cool
- Add rest of coolkie ingredients and mix well; refrigerate overnight
- Roll out to 1/4 inch thick and cut with 3 in. round cutter
- Bake at 350 for 7 -8 min until no fingerprint remains
- When cookies have cooled, boil butter, milk and brown sugar together for 1 min; remove from heat and add 1 C of the powdered sugar and beat well
- Cool slightly then add the vanilla and the other cup of sugar and beat well; thin with milk if necessary
- Frost cookies quickly while glaze is warm - spread in a thin layer; may rewarm slightly on the stove if it hardens too much or try putting the pan in another pan of hot water while you frost the cookies
- When frosting set; store cookies in layers with waxed paper between