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      Title: Spiced Christmas Cookies
 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 19 servings
 
    1/2 c  Butter or regular margarine
    1/2 c  Shortening
  1 1/2 c  Brown sugar; firmly packed
      2 c  Molasses
      2 tb Light cream
           Or dairy half-and-half
      5 c  Flour; sifted
      1 tb Ground cinnamon
  1 1/2 ts Ground ginger
    1/2 ts Ground cloves
 
     Cream together butter and shortening; gradually add sugar, beating until
  light and fluffy. Beat in molasses; blend in cream. Sift together flour,
  cinnamon, ginger, and cloves; stir into creamed mixture. Store in covered
  bowl in refrigerator overnight.
      Roll dough thin, using floured pastry cloth on board and rolling pin.
  Cut in animal shapes. Place 1 to 1 1/2" apart on greased baking sheets.
  Bake in 350 oven 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from baking sheets and cool on
  racks.
      SOURCE: Farm Journal's Great Home Cooking In America (pg. 106)
 
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