Spiced Christmas Cookies

Name: Spiced Christmas Cookies
Yield: 100
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: butter; vegetable shortening; brown sugar; molasses; light cream (half&half); flour; cinnamon; ginger; cloves

Submitted by DASIEIE141

Treat the kids this Christmas with these scrumptious snacks that will bring out the holiday spirit in your baking!

YIELD

100 servings

PREP

20 min

COOK

10 min

READY

30 min

Ingredients

CUP BUTTER
or margarine

CUP VEGETABLE SHORTENING *

1 ½

CUP BROWN SUGAR
firmly packed *

CUPS MOLASSES

TABLESPOONS LIGHT CREAM (HALF&HALF)
or half-and-half

CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
sifted

TABLESPOON CINNAMON
ground

1 ½

TEASPOON GINGER
ground

TEASPOON CLOVES
ground

Directions

Cream together butter and shortening; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses; blend in cream. Sift together flour, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves; stir into creamed mixture. Store in covered bowl in refrigerator overnight.

Roll dough thin, using floured pastry cloth on board and rolling pin. Cut in christmas shapes. Place 1 to 1½ inches apart on greased baking sheets.

Bake in 350℉ (180℃) oven 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from baking sheets and cool on racks.

Decorate cookies if you wish.