Recipe

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• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 3 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp clove
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 3/4 cup orange marmalade
• chopped dates or candied fruit or raisins

• 1 Heat oven to 375°F.
• 2 Mix brown sugar, shortening, egg, molasses and buttermilk.
• 3 Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cloves and nutmeg.
• 4 Divide dough into 3 equal parts.
• 5 Roll each part to a 1/16-inch thick on a floured surface.
• 6 Cut into 2-inch rounds.
• 7 Spoon 1/2 teaspoon marmalade onto half the rounds; cover with remaining rounds.
• 8 Top each cookie with a piece of date.
• 9 Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 10 Bake 8 to 9 minutes or until no indention remains when lightly touched.