MOLASSES COOKIES

By stepjo7269

Mother (Louise Stevenson)

Ingredients

• 1 ½ C. granulated sugar
• 1 C. shortening
• 1 egg
• 1 C. molasses
• 1 C. buttermilk
• 4 tea. soda
• 1 tea. salt
• 2 T. vinegar
• 1 tea. cinnamon
• ½ tea. ginger
• Flour (about 4 C.)
• ●Cream sugar and shortening.
• ●Add egg and beat vigorously.
• ●Add molasses, salt, cinnamon, ginger and beat well.
• ●Add milk, then the soda that has been dissolved in vinegar.
• ●Add flour, using only enough to allow you to roll the dough well.
• ●Cut into cookies and place on a greased cookie sheet.
• ●Bake in moderate oven for about 12 min.

Preparation

Step 1

●Store in covered container.