Civil War-era soft ginger cookies
Bowl 1: Beat together 2/3 cup oil and 1 cup sugar. Add 1 cup molasses, mix well. Add 1 medium well-beaten egg and mix well. Add 3 tsp baking soda dissolved in 1/2 cup boiling water.
Bowl 2: Sift together 5 1/2 cups flour, 3 tsp cream of tartar, 1 tsp ginger, 1 tsp cinnamon, and 1/2 tsp salt, and then add dry ingredients to wet ingredients.
Chill overnight if possible, roll out 1/4-inch thick (on a floured and sugared table). Cut out and bake on a greased sheet for 8-10 minutes at 400 degrees.
Bowl 2: Sift together 5 1/2 cups flour, 3 tsp cream of tartar, 1 tsp ginger, 1 tsp cinnamon, and 1/2 tsp salt, and then add dry ingredients to wet ingredients.
Chill overnight if possible, roll out 1/4-inch thick (on a floured and sugared table). Cut out and bake on a greased sheet for 8-10 minutes at 400 degrees.
posted by Dryxine | 11:23 AM
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