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1989 2nd Place Great- Gingerbread Cookies

This 1989 2nd Place Great-Grandma's Gingerbread Cookies recipe uses Vegetable Shortening, Sugar, Eggs, Cold Water, and Baking Soda. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup
• 1 cup
• 3
• 1/2 cup
• 2 tsp
• 1 cup
• to taste
• 1 tsp
• 1/2 tsp
• 1 tsp
• 1/2 tsp

Method (preview)

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   Preparation time: 30 minutes Chilling time: Overnight Baking time: 10 minutes

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   1. Cream shortening and sugar in mixing bowl, beat in eggs, one at a time.

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   Mix water and baking soda in small bowl until dissolved.

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   Add baking soda mixture and sorghum to butter mixture.

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   Sift 5 1/2 cups of the flour, the spices and salt together.

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   Blend into dough.

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   Divide dough into 4 balls.

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   Wrap in plastic wrap.

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   Flatten and refrigerate overnight.

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    Heat oven to 350 degrees.

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    Roll 1 portion of dough out at a time on lightly floured surface.

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    Cut into desired shapes.

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    Bake on a greased cookie sheet until puffed, 10 to 12 minutes.

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    Do not overbake.

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    When cool, decorate with buttercream frosting and/or candies as desired.

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    Ann Smith of Plainfield won second place, and described how her gingerbread men left Bohemia in 1872 and immigrated to the United States.

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    Great-grandma Novak probably had planned this all along!" from the Chicago

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    Tribune second annual Food Guide Holiday Cookie Contest December 14, 1989

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    Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #340