Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup water
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Vanilla frosting and nonpareils, optional
Reviews
My first time making any type of ginger bread cookies and we all loved these cookies.
To make these taste more like “home”, I added a 1/4 teasp. Finely fresh ground Black Pepper. It makes the other spices ‘Pop’. Let the dough chill-out in the refrigerator over night. Perfection!