Recipe

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• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 tsp ground allspice
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 48 walnut halves

• 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• 2 Cream shortening and sugar together. Add egg and molasses, mix well.
• 3 Sift together dry ingredients, add to shortening mixture, alternating with hot water. Mix well.
• 4 Drop by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet, cool. Frost with Butter Frosting and top each cookie with a walnut.