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Ginger Cookies—Gingerbread Men

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Cream together shortening, brown sugar, spices and salt.
  2. Add the egg, mix thoroughly.
  3. Add molasses and blend.
  4. Sift together twice the flour, soda, baking powder and add to the molasses mixture.
  5. Stir well and chill.
  6. Roll out a fourth of the dough at a time, on floured board to a little more than 1/8 inch thick.
  7. Cut with gingerbread man cutters or other shapes.
  8. Bake on greased cookie sheets in moderately hot (375f) oven, 8 to 10 minutes.
  9. Cool before decoration.
  10. .

Other Information

Author: Organization.Yorkraft Inc

Source: Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking (1960-01-01)

Category: Dessert

Measure: avoirdupois

Ingredient: egg, shortening, molass, brown sugar, ginger, flour, cinnamon, allspice, baking powder, salt

Equipment: measuring cups, measuring spoons, oven, baking sheet, egg beater, rolling pin, refrigerator

See Also

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by: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company • Metropolitan Cookbook (1964-02-01)

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Gingerbread

by: Evaporated Milk Association • Quantity Recipes for Quality Foods (1939-01-01)

Dessert • avoirdupois • evaporated milk, vinegar, flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, clove, salt, sugar, molass, egg, shortening • cake pan, oven, measuring spoons, measuring cups, sifter

Gingersnaps

by: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company • Metropolitan Cookbook (1964-02-01)

Dessert • avoirdupois • flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, shortening, sugar, egg, molass • oven, egg beater, measuring spoons, measuring cups, sifter, baking sheet

Grandmother’s Molasses Cake

by: Yorkraft Inc • Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking (1960-01-01)

Dessert • avoirdupois • shortening, flour, sugar, molass, ginger, clove, salt, cinnamon, egg, sour milk, currant, baking soda • measuring cups, measuring spoons, oven, baking mold

Shoo-Fly Pie

by: Yorkraft Inc • Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking (1960-01-01)

Dessert • avoirdupois • brown sugar, shortening, flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, molass, ginger, cinnamon, clove, water • measuring cups, measuring spoons, oven, pie pan