momma's soft ginger cookies

Name: Momma's Soft Ginger Cookies
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) sugar; 1 - egg; 2 tablespoon(s) vinegar; 2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; ½ teaspoon(s) nutmeg; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 cup(s) oil/shortening; 2 cup(s) molasses; 7 cup(s) flou; 2 tablespoon(s) ginger; 4 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 cup(s) boiling water

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Ezzie Bromwich

Rapid City, SD

Updated on Aug 7, 2013

This was my mother's recipe and I loved it when holidays arrived so we would be blessed with a couple of cookies.

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cook time 10 Min

method Bake

yield 8 dozen

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 - egg
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup oil/shortening
2 cups molasses
7 cups flou
2 tablespoons ginger
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup boiling water

How To Make momma's soft ginger cookies

Step 1

Cream shortening and sugar. Add egg and then beat well.

Step 2

Add molasses and vinegar. Mix all the spices, flour, baking powder then sift.
Step 3

Sift the dry ingredients into the liquid mixture. Add the water and mix it well!
Step 4

The dough will be soft. Roll into balls or drop by teaspoon on greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with sugar and then Bake.
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