Grandmas Rolled Molasses Cookies Recipe - brown sugar

Method

• Lard makes a more elastic dough and better texture, but with some experimentation with flour amount, shortening could be substituted.
• Heat sugar, lard, molasses, syrup in large saucepan.
• Bring to rolling boil.
• Add in soda.
• (this may cause mix to foam, so make sure pan is large sufficient.)
• Cold mix, stirring occasionally.
• When cold, put in mixing bowl and add in Large eggs.
• Sift together dry ingredients with only 2 c. of the flour.
• Add in to wet mix, then add in remaining flour.
• Chill before rolling to make sure it is cold.
• Roll out dough on floured board and cut into favorite cookie shapes.
• Bake at 350 degrees.
• When done, remove from sheet and frost with simple powdered sugar frosting while still hot.