Card Gingerbreadcookies, snacks 1/3 cup butter 1/2 cup dark molasses 1/2 teaspoon soda 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/3 cup brown sugar 2 1/2 cup flour (sifted) 1/2 tablespoon ginger (scant) 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 egg (slightly beaten) Cream butter and sugar. Mix in egg; stir in molasses. Sift flour with dry ingredients and add to butter. Turn to floured board and roll 1/4" thick; cut in oblong 3"X4". Score cards with knife in 1/2" parallel lines. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake in slow (325 F) oven 10 minutes. Yield: 2 dozen cards Like Mammy's (Mammy was Florence Reeves Sykes, my mother's paternal grandmother) SOURCE: Mama's Favorite Recipes (Frances Turfitt) Shared by Nancy Coleman |
