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      Title: Christmas Ginger Cookies
 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 1 servings
 
      6 c  Flour
      1 tb Baking soda
      1 tb Ginger
      1 ts Cloves
      1 ts Cinnamon
      1 ts Nutmeg
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 c  Solid shortening; crisco
      1 c  Molasses
      1 c  Brown sugar; packed
    1/2 c  Water
      1 lg Egg
      1 ts Vanilla
           Royal icing:
      3 c  Confectioners sugar
    1/4 ts Cream of tartar
      2 lg Egg whites
           Food colors
 
    Cookies: Mix flour, soda, spices and salt.  Beat shortening, molasses,
  sugar, water, egg and vanilla until well blended. Gradually beat in flour
  mixture. Will be soft. Divide into fourths. Pat each 1/4 into 1" thick
  round.  Wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least 3 hours or up to 1 week.
    Roll on lightly floured surface to 1/8" thick, cut with gingermen cutters
  and bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Cool slightly on cookie sheet,
  then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Decorate with Royal Icing:
  In large bowl, mix all ingredients until stiff.  Color and use to decorate
  cookies.
      GREAT RECIPE!  Makes a lot of cookies.  Dough is easy to handle and can
  be made ahead.  DEBBIE CARLSON   (PHHW01A)
    These are more of a holiday cookie but you could cut them into any
  variety of shapes to fit the seasons and frost them. It makes a big batch
  of cookies that are easy to handle. The dough can be made ahead of time and
  baked at your convenience.
 
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