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Mary Ann's Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 0 Minutes
Servings: 4
Molasses cookie recipe from the 1940's.
Ingredients:
1 cup white sugar
3/4 cup molasses
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup hot water
3/4 cup shortening
5 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground ginger
3 teaspoons baking soda
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Cream sugar, shortening and molasses together. Mix the baking soda into the hot water. Add dry ingredients alternately with the water mixture.
3. Drop from a spoon onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes. DO NOT BROWN. Frost with a vanilla frosting if desired.
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