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- From: eastman@solstice.jpl.nasa.gov (Sherri Eastman)
- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- Subject: Spice Sugar Cookies
- Date: 30 Jun 1994 20:19:44 -0400
- Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
- Message-ID: <199406161919.MAA29303@solstice.jpl.nasa.gov>
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- Spice Sugar Cookies*
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- The texture of these spicy offerings varies according to baking time.
- Underbake them if you are partial to a chewy cookie; give them an extra
- minute or two in the oven if a crisp cookie is desired.
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- 3/4 cup vegetable shortening at room temperature
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg, beaten lightly
- 1/4 cup unsulfured molasses
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- granulated sugar for dipping the balls of dough.
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- In a bowl cream the shortening with the brown sugar until the mixture is
- light and fluffy and stir in the egg and the molasses. Into another bowl
- sift together the flour, the baking soda, the cinnamon, the ginger, the
- cloves and the salt, add the flour mixture in batches to the shortening
- mixture, and blend the dough well. Chill the dough, covered, for 1 hour.
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- Roll level tablespoons of the dough into balls, dip one side of each ball
- into the granulated sugar, and arrange the balls, sugared sides up, about 3
- inches apart on greased baking sheets. Bake the cookies in batches in the
- middle of a preheated 375 degree F oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until they
- are puffed and cracked on top. transfer the cookies with a metal spatula
- to racks and let them cool. Makes about 40 cookies.
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