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www.RecipeFaire.com Presents:
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Molasses Cookies
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by:
Jean Scottson
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Molasses Cookies Recipe has a multitude of tastes all at once using shortening, sugar, molasses, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, ground ginger and salt and creates a very delicious cookie.
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INGREDIENTS
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1 1/2 cups shortening
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2 cups sugar
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1/2 cup molasses
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2 eggs
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4 cups all-purpose flour
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4 teaspoons baking soda
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2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground
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1 teaspoon cloves, ground
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1 teaspoon ginger, ground
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1 teaspoon salt
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DIRECTIONS
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1:
Melt shortening and allow to cool. Mix all ingredients.
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2:
Place in refrigerator for 3 hours or over night.
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3:
Roll into golf ball size balls and place on greased cookie sheet 2" apart.
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4:
Bake 9 minutes at 375°F. Remove to wire racks.
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