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      Title: CANDY LASSES/1953 PILLSBURY BAKEOFF
 Categories: Candies
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
  1 1/2 c  All-purpose flour
    1/2 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Salt
    1/2 ts Cinnamon
    1/2 ts Ground nutmeg
    1/2 ts Ground ginger
    2/3 c  Shortening
    1/4 c  Sugar
    1/4 c  Brown sugar, packed
      1 lg Egg
      1 tb Molasses
    1/2 c  Peppermint candy; crushed
 
  A senior division winner in the 1953 Pillsbury Bakeoff.
  
  Combine flour, baking powder, salt and the spices; set aside. Cream
  together the shortening, sugar and brown sugar. Add slightly beaten egg and
  molasses; beat well. Add the crushed peppermint candy (about 2 ounces)
  along with the flour mixture. Drop by teaspoonsful onto greased baking
  sheet.  Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 12-15 minutes. Cool for 5
  minutes before moving cookies to wire rack to cool completely. Pat Dwigans
 
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