ginger cookies--thin and delicate!

Name: Ginger Cookies--Thin and delicate!
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) sugar; 1/2 cup(s) butter; 1/4 cup(s) lard; 4 tablespoon(s) dark molasses; 1 - egg; 1 teaspoon(s) ginger; 1/2 teaspoon(s) cloves; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 2 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt

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Anne Dettbarn

Miami, FL

Updated on Dec 20, 2011

This recipe are from my good friend's mother. They are by far my favorite cookie for the holidays. They are additive. I make several batches.

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prep time 25 Min

cook time 15 Min

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yield 5 dozen

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup lard
4 tablespoons dark molasses
1 - egg
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt

How To Make ginger cookies--thin and delicate!

Step 1

Mix the first 4 ingredients well; add dry ingredients and mix well.

Step 2

Roll teaspoonfuls of dough into a ball and flatten on a well-greased cookie sheet with the bottom of a tumbler dipped in sugar. Cookies are VERY thin.
Step 3

Bake at 325° F. about 12 minutes. These may be decorated as desired for Christmas cookies. Yields about 5 dozen cookies.
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