Fred.Rowe
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Frosted Ginger Crèmes
1 cup shortening [like Crisco]
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2 eggs
1 cup dark molasses
2 tblsp. Vinegar
5 cups sifted flour [about]
1 tblsp ground ginger
1 tblsp baking soda
½ tsp. baking powder [make sure it is a current date]
1 tsp. salt
2 tblsp butter
2 cups sifted confectioners sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 tablespoons cream or Half and Half
Crème together shortening and brown sugar until light; beat eggs so they have a lot of air entrapped, I do them in a milk shake machine, add the eggs to the crème mix and beat till frosting like, add molasses and vinegar.
Sift together 5 cups flour, ginger, soda, baking powder and salt; into large hand mixing bowl, add additional flour to make soft dough thats easy to roll. Maybe a cup and a half after the initial 5 cups. Finish, by hand; as in good dough.
Roll dough on lightly floured surface; make the dough about 3/8 thick, think Bowie billet, cut with 2 ½ circular cutter. Place 1 apart on cookie sheet.
Bake in moderate oven 360 to 370fh for 8 minutes. Remove and cool.
Icing: Blend butter and confectioners sugar together add vanilla and milk and beat until smooth.
Ice cookies when they are cool.
This is an excellent dunking cookie, but, they melt in your mouth no matter how you eat them.
Follow the directions, closely.
I have baked thousands of these cookies and they are my favorite.
Enjoy, Fred
Frosted Ginger Crèmes
1 cup shortening [like Crisco]
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2 eggs
1 cup dark molasses
2 tblsp. Vinegar
5 cups sifted flour [about]
1 tblsp ground ginger
1 tblsp baking soda
½ tsp. baking powder [make sure it is a current date]
1 tsp. salt
2 tblsp butter
2 cups sifted confectioners sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
3 tablespoons cream or Half and Half
Crème together shortening and brown sugar until light; beat eggs so they have a lot of air entrapped, I do them in a milk shake machine, add the eggs to the crème mix and beat till frosting like, add molasses and vinegar.
Sift together 5 cups flour, ginger, soda, baking powder and salt; into large hand mixing bowl, add additional flour to make soft dough thats easy to roll. Maybe a cup and a half after the initial 5 cups. Finish, by hand; as in good dough.
Roll dough on lightly floured surface; make the dough about 3/8 thick, think Bowie billet, cut with 2 ½ circular cutter. Place 1 apart on cookie sheet.
Bake in moderate oven 360 to 370fh for 8 minutes. Remove and cool.
Icing: Blend butter and confectioners sugar together add vanilla and milk and beat until smooth.
Ice cookies when they are cool.
This is an excellent dunking cookie, but, they melt in your mouth no matter how you eat them.
Follow the directions, closely.
I have baked thousands of these cookies and they are my favorite.
Enjoy, Fred
