Christmas Cookies I

Serves: 5

Clarabelle Lynch

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

62

Spice

49

Sweetness

46

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

6.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

4 cups

Molasse

6 cups

White Sugar

1 cup

Butter

4

Eggs

1 tsp

Salt

2 tsps

Ground Cloves

2 tsps

Ground Nutmeg

2 tsps

Oil (anise)

450 g

Raisin

2 cups

Milk (sour)

1 tbsp

Baking Soda

Directions:

1

Grind the nuts, raisins, currants and citron

2

Boil the molasses and the sugar

3

Let cool then add the ground mixture, the eggs, salt, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, anise oil, sour milk and baking soda

4

Add enough flour to stiffen dough

5

Refrigerate dough for several days

6

When ready to bake preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)

7

Dough may be rolled out to 1/4 inch thick and cut with cookie cutters or you can shape dough into logs and slice

8

Place cookies on greased cookie sheets and bake for 10 to 12 minutes