Recipe - Denises Gingerbread Cookies

One half cup Shortening
One half cup Sugar
One half cup Molasses
One half teaspoon Vinegar
1 Egg; beaten
3 cup Flour
One fourth teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ginger
One half teaspoon Allspice
One half teaspoon Nutmeg
One half teaspoon Ground cloves

ICING
1 Box (16oz) powdered sugar
One half cup Shortening
One fourth cup Almost boiling water
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1/8 teaspoon Salt

From: George McTyre MCTYREG@baylor.edu

Date: Tue, 7 Mar 1995 22:49:23 GMT
This is one of my favorite cookie recipes. My sister in Dallas found it.
It's easy and tastes great. Sometimes I add a dash of cayenne pepper to the
spices, which is from another gingerbread cookie recipe that I have.

Combine the shortening, sugar, molasses and vinegar in a saucepan. Bring
to a boil. Stir. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Add egg and stir well.
Shift together remaining cookie ingredients. Add the mixture from the
saucepan and combine. Chill 3045 minutes, or overnight. Preheat oven to
375 degrees. Roll dough out to One fourth 1/2" thickness and cut into desired
shapes. Bake for 1215 minutes. Cool on racks. Decorate with icing.

Icing: Cream powdered sugar and shortening together. Add water, vanilla
and salt. Beat well.

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