½ cup shortening
½ cup sugar
½ cup dark molasses
2½ cup all-purpose flour
¾ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon soda
¾ teasppon ginger
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¹/8 teaspoon allspice
for decorations:
Raisins
Candied cherries
Citron
String Licorice
Decorative icing
Cream shortening, and sugar. Bleandin molasses, water, flour, salt, soda, ginger, nutmeg and all-spice. Cover, chill 2 to 3 hours.
Heat oven to 375 F, Roll dough ¼ inch thick on lightly floured cloth-covered board. Cutt witch gniger bread cutter; place on ungreased baking sheet.
Press raisins into dough for eyes, nose and buttons. Use bits of candied cherries and strips of citron and string licorice for other trims.Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Immediatly remove from baking sheet. Cool. Trim with decorative Icing (about 15 cookies).
note: For crisper cookies, roll dough ¹/8 inch thick. Bake 8 minutes (2 dozen cookies).
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