Molasses Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup molasses
• 4 teaspoons soda
• 2 teaspoons ginger
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sour milk
• 2 to 6 cups flour

Steps

1. Cream shortening and sugar; add molasses.
2. Sift 2 cups flour with the dry ingredients and add alternately with the sour milk.
3. Add enough more flour to make a soft dough.
4. Chill, then roll out and cut.
5. Sprinkle sugar on top.
6. Bake at 375°-400° for 5-8 minutes.

Notes

Card is marked “From paper” (copied from a newspaper).

A curved arrow in the right margin links the bottom directions up to “Chill then roll out & cut…”.

Rosie Lee had this recipe on more than one card; all of them are shown below.

Photo: stock photo found online.

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