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Gram's Ginger Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup molasses
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
3 T. buttermilk
1 T. soda
1 T. ginger
4 cups flour
1/2 tsp. salt
Directions:
Directions:
Cream shortening, add sugar, molasses and beaten eggs. Drop from a teaspoon on greased cookie sheets and bake at 350º about 10 minutes. The soft ginger cookies can be dressed up with frosting (recommended: cinnamon cream cheese).
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
8 dozen two-inch cookies
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This recipe has been handed down through five generations. - Beaumont Family (newspaper, 1953)

 

 

 

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