Ginger Creams Recipe

Ingredients:

1/2 c. of water (hot)
1/2 c. of sugar
1/4 c of shortening
1/2 c of molasses
2 c of flour
1 pc of egg
1 tsp of soda
1/2 tsp of each of the following items:
half a tsp of salt
half a tsp of ginger
half a tsp of cinnamon
half a tsp of nutmeg
half a tsp of cloves

For Frosting:
1/2 tsp of vanilla
2 Tbsps of butter; creamed
2 c of powder sugar
2-3 Tbsps of milk

Instructions:

Preheat the oven (375 degree F). Grease the baking sheets.

Using a mixing bowl, mix and blend 1/2 c of sugar, 1/2 c of hot water, 1/2 c of molasses, 1/4 c of shortening and egg. Add the non-frosting ingredients remaining.

Drop teaspoonsful of mixture on greased baking sheets, arranging 2″ apart. For 10 to 15 minutes, bake cookies ’til gold brown in color. You must immediately take off cookies from baking sheets. Let it cool.

Combine frosting ingredients and beat them ’til fluffy. When cookies are cool already, top it with frosting.

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