Homemade Gingerbread Cookies
Total time
- 1 cup Shortening (Crisco or Coconut Oil)
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup Molasses
- 2 tablespoon Vinegar
- 1½ teaspoon Baking Soda
- 5 cup All-purpose Flour, sifted
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2-3 teaspoon Ground Ginger
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- Cream shortening and sugar. Beat in egg, molasses, and vinegar.
- Sift together dry ingredients and blend into the creamed mixture. Chill 3 hours.
- Roll dough on lightly floured surface to ⅛" thick. Cut into shapes.
- Place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F. for 5 to 6 minutes.
Cool slightly on cookie sheet and then remove to a rack. - Frosting optional.
Recipe by Pray Cook Blog at https://praycookblog.com/cookbook-giveaway-and-homemade-gingerbread-cookies/
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