Old Fashioned Gingerbread Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup sorghum or 1 cup molasses
• 3/4 cup oil or 3/4 cup lard
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ginger
• 6 -7 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 combine first four ingredients in large bowl.
• 2 add eggs.
• 3 mix dry ingredients together and add to wet.
• 4 mix well.
• 5 cover and refrigerate overnight.
• 6 roll dough out on pam (or other non-stick cooking spray) covered surface (i roll mine out thick,i like a thicker cookie) cut with desired shapes.
• 7 bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
• 8 these cookies freeze well and are softer and more flavorful after freezing.