Gewurzplatzchen (Spice Cookies)

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup	99g / 3.5oz	Butter or margarine
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Shortening
1 cup	160g / 5.6oz	Brown sugar; firmly packed
1		Egg; large
1/4 cup	59ml	Molasses
2 1/2 cups	156g / 5.5oz	Flour; unbleached - unsifted
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
2 teaspoons	10ml	Baking soda
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Ginger
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Cloves; ground
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Allspice; ground

Recipe Instructions

Cream butter, shortening, and brown sugar thoroughly. Blend in egg and molasses. Sift together the remaining ingredients.

Stir into sugar mixture. Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets.

Flatten each ball with the bottom of a glass that has been greased and dipped into sugar. Bake in preheated 350F oven for 12 to 15 minutes. Cool cookies on racks and store in airtight tins.

Makes 4 dozen cookies.

Source:
Bill Wight

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