Spiced Christmas Cookies
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Treat the kids this Christmas with these scrumptious snacks that will bring out the holiday spirit in your baking!
Ingredients
| ½ | cup |
butter
or margarine |
|
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
* |
| 1 ½ | cup |
brown sugar
firmly packed |
* |
| 2 | cups |
molasses
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
light cream (half&half)
or half-and-half |
|
| 5 | cups |
all-purpose flour
sifted |
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
cinnamon
ground |
|
| 1 ½ | teaspoon |
ginger
ground |
* |
| ½ | 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.
