Ingredients
½ cup sugar
½ cup shortening
½ cup molasses
1 egg
¼ cup buttermilk
¼ tsp. salt
½ tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. cloves
½ tsp. nutmeg
½ tsp. ginger
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vinegar
2 ⅛ cups flour
2 Tbsp. butter
2 Tbsp. cream
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Preparation
Cream shortening and sugar.
Add egg and beat well.
Add molasses and beat.
Add buttermilk and beat.
In a cup, add soda to vinegar and mix into batter.
Add sifted dry ingredients.
Drop on cookie sheet by spoonfuls.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
Bring butter and cream to boil and add powdered sugar.
I don’t double this recipe because of all the spice.
