ginger creams cookies

Name: Ginger Creams Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/3 cup(s) shortening; 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1 - egg; 1/2 cup(s) molasses; 1/2 cup(s) ( hot ) water; 2 cup(s) flour; 1 teaspoon(s) ginger; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon(s) nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon(s) cloves; 1/2 teaspoon(s) cimmamon; ## VANILLA BUTTER FROSTING; 3 tablespoon(s) soft butter; 1 1/2 cup(s) confectioners sugar; 3/4 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1 tablespoon(s) milk

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donna clark

salt lake city, UT

Updated on Apr 10, 2012

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

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

yield 2-3 dozen

Ingredients

1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1 - egg
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup ( hot ) water
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon cimmamon
VANILLA BUTTER FROSTING
3 tablespoons soft butter
1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 tablespoon milk

How To Make ginger creams cookies

Step 1

In a large bowl mix shortening, sugar, egg, molasses,and hot water together .

Step 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.
Step 3

Heat oven to 400 degrees, drop cookie dough by teaspoon 2" apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 8 minutes.
Step 4

When cookies are cooled frost with vanilla butter frosting.
Step 5

Vanilla Butter Frosting : mix the ingredents for the frosting together spread over cooled cookies, set to dry and enjoy.
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