Title: Moravian Christmas Cookies
Categories: Cookie Penn
Yield: 1 Servings
| 2 | c | Shortening |
| 1 | qt | Molasses |
| 1 | tb | Cloves |
| 1 | ts | Ginger |
| | | *dissolved in: |
| 2 1/4 | c | Brown sugar |
| 8 | c | Flour |
| 1 | tb | Cinnamon |
| 1/2 | ts | Baking soda |
| 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.