Rolled Molasses Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 pint lard
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 2 tablespoons baking soda
• 1 pint molasses
• 1 cup cold water (, or coffee)
• 6 -8 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 if you want to use vegetable shortening instead of lard, increase the amount by 1/2 cup i have never done this.
• 2 (i add cinnamon too).
• 3 cream lard, sugars; add eggs, salt, spices, and baking soda.
• 4 add molasses and beat well, add water slowly.
• 5 stir in enough flour to make a dough stiff enough to roll.
• 6 (i chill dough for a few hours) roll 1/4 inch thick (or thicker if you want cake-y cookies) and you may sprinkle with extra sugar.
• 7 cut cookies, place on ungreased cookie sheets, bake in a 400 oven for 8 to 10 minutes.
• 8 they are done when you can press down with a finger and leave a dent.
• 9 cool on wire racks.
• 10 i prefer to gauge doneness by looking at the underside of the cookie and seeing how brown it is.
• 11 if you want a cake-y cookie, don't let the cookies get dark browned, you want them golden, dark tan.
• 12 baking time will vary with the size of your cookies too.
• 13 small ones take a lot less time to bake.