Thursday, December 16, 2010

Eggless Ginger Cookies

Eggless Ginger Cookies
allrecipes.com

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Submitted By: Annette Dye
Photo By: Moe
Servings: 12
"A great eggless recipe."

Ingredients:
1 cup white sugar
1 cup shortening
1 cup dark molasses
2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 cups all-purpose flour
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and shortening until smooth. Stir in the molasses. Combine the baking soda, ginger,cinnamon and 3 3/4 cups of the flour; blend into the molasses mixture. Add more flour if necessary to make dough stiff enough to roll out. Use remaining flour to dust rolling surface. Roll dough out to 1/4 inch thickness and cut with cookie cutters.
3. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes in the preheated oven. remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.