Description
These cookies are from 1937. They have been in my "special" cook-book for years, but i don't know where it came from. They are really good..the true old-fashioned kind! I usually get about 3 doz., but that depends on how big of a spoon you use to drop them on the cookie-sheet.
Ingredients
- Shortening
- Sugar
- Molasses
- Eggs
- Flour
- Cinnamon
- Ginger
- Salt
- Baking Soda
- Raisins
- Nuts
- Hot Coffee
Instructions
- Cream shortning, sugar, molasses and eggs together
- In a seperate bowl, sift flour, cinnamon, ginger, salt and
- Soda together
- Stir in raisins and nuts
- Alternately add flour mixture and coffee, beating well after each addition
- Drop from a teaspoon onto greased cookie sheets
- Bake in a moderate oven until done, about 7-10 minute