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Cathy’s Ginger Creams

5 from 1 reviews

Ingredients

¼ cup shortening
½ cup sugar
1 egg
1/3 cup molasses
2 cups flour
½ tsp salt
1 tsp ginger
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp cloves
½ cup water

Instructions

Cream shortening and sugar. Beat in egg and molasses. Sift dry ingredients. Add alternately with water. Drop from teaspoon two inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees about 8 to 9 minutes. While slightly warm, frost with confectioners icing and top with chopped nuts. Makes about 3 dozen.

Notes

Quick Butter Icing for Spreading

Cream ¼ cup butter; add 1 Tbs cream, ½ tsp vanilla, and about 1 ¼ cup confectioners’ sugar or enough to form consistency for spreading. Beat well about 5 minutes.

Recipe Yield

Makes about 3 - 4 dozen cookies 1x

Cookie Category:  Drop

Difficulty: ★ ★ ☆ ☆