Molasses Honey Ginger Cookies

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup	198g / 7oz	Shortening
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Sugar
1/2 cup	118ml	Molasses
1/2 cup	118ml	Honey
2		Egg yolks
4 cups	250g / 8.8oz	All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking soda
2 teaspoons	10ml	Baking powder
1 teaspoon	5ml	Salt
1 tablespoon	15ml	Cinnamon
2 teaspoons	10ml	Ground cloves
2 teaspoons	10ml	Ground ginger
1 teaspoon	5ml	Ground nutmeg
		For The Icing
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon	15ml	Melted butter
1 tablespoon	15ml	Milk
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Vanilla extract
		Liquid food colorings
		Colored sugars

Recipe Instructions

Cream together the shortening, sugar, molasses and honey in a bowl with an electric mixer. Add the egg yolks and mix well.

Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices; stir into the shortening mixture. Wrap the dough in plastic and chill well.

Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out shapes with Christmas tree and/or other holiday cookie cutters; transfer to lightly greased baking sheets.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake cookies for 8 to 10 minutes. (Do not overbake.) Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets until they are firm, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

Beat confectioners' sugar, butter, milk and vanilla until smooth, adding more sugar or milk as needed. If desired, divide icing among smaller bowls and tint with different food colorings. Decorate cookies with colored icings and sugars.

This recipe yields 3 dozen medium-sized cookies.

Nutritional Analysis Per Cookie: 166 calories, 26g carbohydrates, 2g protein, 7g fat, 13mg cholesterol.

Source:
Simply Delicious by Sheila Lukins from Parade magazine - Pub date: - 12-09-2001 - S(Reformatted for MC6): - 07-30-2002 by Joe Comiskey - [email protected] - Yield: - 36 cookies

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