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AUNT SALLY COOKIES - GINGER COOKIES WITH ICING Recipe

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Cookie
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 c. butter, softened
1 c. dark molasses
1 tsp. salt
1½ c. sugar
2 tsp. baking soda mixed in ½ c. hot water
6 c. flour
¼ tsp. cloves
½ tsp. allspice
½ tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. cinnamon
Directions:
Directions:
Put baking soda in the hot water.
Mix flour, spices and salt together, set aside.
Cream sugar, butter and molasses together.
Add soda water to sugar mix.
Add flour mixture a little bit at a time.
Chill dough.
Preheat oven to 375º.
Roll out dough, keeping it somewhat thick and use a Spam can to cut into rectangle shapes.
Bake cookies for 6-8 minutes.
When cookies are cooled, make frosting.
 

Frosting
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 envelope plain gelatin
¾ c. cold water
¾ c. sugar
1¾ c. powdered sugar, sifted
¾ tsp. vanilla
Directions:
Directions:
Mix gelatin with cold water in a saucepan and let it dissolve.
Add sugar and bring it to a simmer for 10 minutes.
Put powdered sugar in a separate bowl.
Pour sugar/gelatin mixture into powdered sugar and beat until foamy.
Add vanilla and beat until thick. (Use mixer and aim to achieve a texture like glue.)
Working quickly, frost the cookies. (Put the frosting in a shallow bowl and dip the cookies into it.)
Let the frosting cool and dry after frosting the cookies.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
2 to 3 dozen
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