| There's nothing quite like good old-fashioned | | | | 1/2 tsp ground cloves |
| homemade cookies. In the lunch box, on picnics, for | | | | 1/2 tsp cinnamon |
| after school snacks or just to munch on because you | | | | Mix shortening, sugar, egg, and molasses. Stir in soda |
| want to, homemade cookies are a special treat. Go | | | | which has been dissolved in the hot water. Sift |
| back in time and make some cookies using this recipe | | | | together flour, salt, ginger, cloves, and cinnamon and |
| from grandma's recipe box. And get the children | | | | add to the other ingredients. Chill dough. Drop onto |
| involved in the kitchen with you. Take advantage of | | | | lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake until set (when |
| the time to talk to them about older or deceased | | | | lightly touched with the tip of your finger, almost no |
| family members turning your baking session into a | | | | imprint remains). While slightly warm, frost with the |
| history lesson. Wanda's Ginger Cream Cookies are | | | | following icing. |
| made with molasses and are iced. Children especially | | | | Modern Day Tip: Spray the measuring cup with |
| love to ice cookies. | | | | nonstick cooking spray before measuring the |
| WANDA'S GINGER CREAM COOKIES | | | | molasses. This makes it much easier to get the |
| 1/4 cup soft shortening | | | | molasses out of the measure. |
| 1/2 cup sugar | | | | ICING: |
| 1 small egg | | | | 3/4 cup sifted confectioners' sugar |
| 1/2 cup molasses | | | | 1/4 tsp vanilla |
| 1 tsp soda | | | | 1 tbsp milk or cream |
| 1/2 cup hot water | | | | Blend all the ingredients together until smooth. Add a |
| 2 cups flour | | | | few more drops of milk or cream if the icing is too |
| 1/2 tsp salt | | | | thick. |
| 1 tsp ginger | | | | Enjoy! |