Ingredients
- 1/2 cup light cooking molasses
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 2 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- Cloves
- 1/2 tsp ginger
Directions
Mix Hot Water and baking soda together. Add molasses, sugar, shortening and egg. Mix well. Add dry ingredients and blend well. Bake in a cookie sheet at 350 until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Frost with a milk and powdered sugar glaze.
Velma (Lydia’s Grandmother-in-law)
Fridley, Minnesota
