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Moravian Christmas Cookies
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Title: Moravian Christmas Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 1 servings
2 c Shortening
2 1/4 c Brown sugar
1 qt Molasses
8 c Flour
1 tb Ground cloves
1 tb Cinnamon
1 ts Ginger
1/2 ts Baking soda
*dissolved in:
1 ts Vinegar
Use a mixture of butter and lard for the shortening. Sift the flour and
spices together. Add sugar and mix well. Work in the shortening with the
finger tips or with a pastry blender. Add baking soda and molasses and mix
thoroughly. Chill. Roll very thin on floured board and cut with fancy
cookie cutters. Bake at 350-F about 10 minutes.
Source: Pennsylvania Dutch Cook Book - Fine Old Recipes, Culinary Arts
Press, 1936.
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