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Orange-ginger Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

2/3 cup shortening, melted
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1 egg
1/3 cup finely diced candied orange peel
1/3 cup finely diced crystallized ginger
1/3 cup chopped toasted almonds
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp cloves
sugar , for rolling cookies in before baking
slivered almonds

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Pour shortening into mixing bowl and cool. Add 1 cup sugar, molasses and egg; mix well with wooden spoon. Stir in orange peel, crystallized ginger and chopped almonds.
Stir together flour, soda, salt, ginger and cloves; add 1/4 at a time to sugar mixture, mixing well with hands.
With lightly floured hands shape in 1 balls, roll in sugar and place on lightly greased cookie sheets 1 1/2 apart. Flatten slightly and press a slivered almond in the center of each. Bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes (do not overbake; cookies should be chewy). Cool on rack.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	857.64 Kcal (3591 kJ)
Calories from fat	412.55 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	45.84g	71%
Cholesterol	23.38mg	8%
Sodium	1473.29mg	61%
Potassium	472.76mg	10%
Total Carbs	103.72g	35%
Sugars	33.46g	134%
Dietary Fiber	8.68g	35%
Protein	13.37g	27%
Iron	4.9mg	27%
Calcium	251.5mg	25%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	449.97 Kcal (1884 kJ)
Calories from fat	216.45 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	24.05g	71%
Cholesterol	12.27mg	8%
Sodium	772.97mg	61%
Potassium	248.04mg	10%
Total Carbs	54.41g	35%
Sugars	17.55g	134%
Dietary Fiber	4.55g	35%
Protein	7.01g	27%
Iron	2.6mg	27%
Calcium	131.9mg	25%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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