Soft Ginger Cookies
Ingredients
5 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
2 tsp ginger
1 ½ tsp cinnamon
1 ½ tsp allspice
½ cup boiling water
1 ¼ cups butter or shortening
1 1/3 cups brown sugar, sifted and packed
1 ½ cups molasses
1 egg
Instructions
Mix and sift flour, salt and spices. Cream butter and sugar beating well. Add molasses and egg. Mix very well. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with water, mixing just enough to combine ingredients. Chill dough. Roll 3/8 inch thick on floured board and cut into desired shapes. Bake on greased cookie sheets in 350 degree oven or about 17 minutes.
Wonderful cookie for the little ones!
Recipe Yield
Makes about 7 - 8 dozen cookies 1x
Difficulty: ★ ★ ★ ☆
Find it online: http://www.cookiesbybess.com/soft-ginger-cookies/