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Soft Molasses Cookies (Ione) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup bacon fat
1 cup sugar
1 cup molasses
1 cup hot water
2 heaping teaspoon ginger
6 1/4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt
Directions:
Directions:
Add cream shortening and sugar. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour or more (I leave in overnight). Roll and cut with cookie cutters.

Dip in the sugar and bake at 375º for 7 minutes. Cookies will spread a little
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Tradition -"pigs" were always cut out not matter what other cookie cutters Ione used.

 

 

 

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