The Farmer Family Cookbook

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Every Christmas season we honor Grandpa Wold by eating whipped cream and gingerbread! He loved whipped cream and used gingerbread as the vehicle to eat it. We make cookies and use whipped cream as a dip. It wouldn't be Christmas without biting heads and feet off the gingerbread men.

Ingredients

• 1.50.0625 cups dark molasses
• 10.0416666666667 cup brown sugar
• .660.0275 cups cold water
• .330.01375 cup shortening
• 60.25 cups flour
• 20.0833333333333 tsp baking soda
• 10.0416666666667 tsp salt
• 10.0416666666667 tsp cloves
• 20.0833333333333 tsp ginger
• 10.0416666666667 tsp cinnamon

Steps

1. Cream molasses, sugar, water and shortening. Add remaining ingredients. Dough will be a bit sticky but firm. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 350F. Roll dough out between 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick on lightly floured counter. Cut with floured cutter and place 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes.