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ginger creams cookies

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
donna clark
@donnacl
salt lake city, UT

This recipe came from my grand mother Delleplain. Thay are a really good cookie.

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(1 rating)
yield 2 -3 dozen
prep time 10 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For ginger creams cookies

  • 1/3 c
    shortening
  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1
    egg
  • 1/2 c
    molasses
  • 1/2 c
    ( hot ) water
  • 2 c
    flour
  • 1 tsp
    ginger
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp
    cloves
  • 1/2 tsp
    cimmamon
  • VANILLA BUTTER FROSTING
  • 3 Tbsp
    soft butter
  • 1 1/2 c
    confectioners sugar
  • 3/4 tsp
    vanilla
  • 1 Tbsp
    milk

How To Make ginger creams cookies

  • 1
    In a large bowl mix shortening, sugar, egg, molasses,and hot water together .
  • 2
    Blend in remaining ingredents , and cover the bowl of cookie mix with platic wrap and set in the fridge and chill for one hour.
  • 3
    Heat oven to 400 degrees, drop cookie dough by teaspoon 2" apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 minutes.
  • 4
    When cookies are cooled frost with vanilla butter frosting.
  • 5
    Vanilla Butter Frosting : mix the ingredents for the frosting together spread over cooled cookies, set to dry and enjoy.
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