Title: Festive Gingerbread Cookies
Categories: Cookie
Yield: 2 Dozen

JONI'S OLDIES
3 1/4	c	Flour; sifted
3	ts	Baking powder
1/2	ts	Salt
1	ts	Ginger
2/3	c	Molasses
1/3	c	Brown sugar; firmly packed
1		Egg; well beaten
1/3	c	Butter; or margarine, melted

Combine and sift flour, baking powder, salt, and ginger. Combine molasses, sugar, egg, and butter. Add sifted dry ingredients gradually; mix well. Chill for several hours. Roll and cut with floured cookie cutters or press into lightly greased and floured wooden molds. Place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375~ for 10-12 mins. Cool. Cookies may be dusted with confectioners sugar or frosted.

Source: _New Jersey Heritage Cookbook_ by New Jersey PSE&G (c. 1984)

From: Suewoodward

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