Servings: 4 Dozen
*Chill Dough for 2 Hours
Ingredients
1 C. Sugar
1/2 C. Shortening
1 C. Molasses
1/2 C. Water
4 C. Flour
1 t. Baking Soda
1 1/2 t. Ground Ginger
1/2 t. Ground Clove
1/2 t. Ground Nutmeg
1/4 t. Ground All Spice
Directions
Preheat oven to 375. Mix Sugar and Shortening. Mix in remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. Roll dough 1/4" thick on well-floured surface. Cutout with your favorite cut-out shape (we used Flowers). Sprinkle with sugar; place about 1 1/2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes. Cool on rack.
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Molasses has great health benefits so eat up folks. Molasses contains Magnesium, Copper, Iron, Calcium, Vitamin B6, and Selenium. Who knows what these things do for our beautiful bodies? Biology 101 - Magnesium helps with the absorption of Calcium. It's somehow involved in the structure of our bones and teeth as well. Copper does all sorts of good things for us such as keeping our locks thick, our skin glowing and eye sight sharp. Iron is super important for your blood. It helps hemoglobin in your red blood cells bind oxygen and carry it to the cells in your body. I believe Vitamin B6 is great for the immune system and Selenium, oh good ole Selenium. Selemium is an antioxidant and helps us with free radicals meaning we look younger and our skin is constantly glowing! Whoopie. Are you ready to start making these yet just based off the health benefits? How about it's low in calories and is imported from the Caribbean. Well, regardless of why you choose to make these little guys - just do it. They're great.
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