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Prep Time: 1 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 11 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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This recipie was cut out of a 1939 gas company flyer in Wisconsin by my grandma Bramucci. Our family has made them, usually around the holidays, ever since. Ingredients:
1 cup bacon fat |
1 cup sugar |
1 cup hot water |
1 cup dark molasses |
5 1/4 cups flour |
2 teaspoons baking soda |
1 teaspoon cinnamon |
1 teaspoon salt |
powdered sugar |
water |
Directions:
1. Cream together bacon fat and sugar.
2. Add hot water, molasses, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
3. Stir flour in 1 cup at a time until all is thoroughly blended.
4. Chill dough at least 1 hour.
5. Flour rolling surface.
6. Roll chilled dough to 1/2 thick.
7. Cut with large round cookie cutter or juice glass.
8. Grease foil-covered cookie sheets.
9. Bake at 275 for 10 minutes.
10. Mix powdered sugar with small amount of water until spreading consistency is reached.
11. Frost cookies with glaze.
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