Spiced Christmas Cookies

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Title: Spiced Christmas Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 19 servings

1/2 c Butter or regular margarine
1/2 c Shortening
1 1/2 c Brown sugar; firmly packed
2 c Molasses
2 tb Light cream
Or dairy half-and-half
5 c Flour; sifted
1 tb Ground cinnamon
1 1/2 ts Ground ginger
1/2 ts Ground cloves

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 animal shapes. Place 1 to 1 1/2" apart on greased baking sheets.
Bake in 350 oven 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from baking sheets and cool on
racks.
SOURCE: Farm Journal's Great Home Cooking In America (pg. 106)

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