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Course Dessert
Cuisine Amish

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 6 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 2 cups buttermilk

Lemon Frosting

  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 1 tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Position one of the oven’s racks in the center and preheat oven to 375F degrees
  • .Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or lightly grease them.In a large bowl beat together the sugar and shortening until creamy.
  • Add the eggs, molasses, and vanilla and beat well.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger until well blended
  • .Add the dry mixture to the sugar mixture in several additions, alternating with the buttermilk until well combined.
  • Drop the cookie dough by teaspoonfuls (or if you want monster-sized cookies, you tablespoons!) spaced 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets
  • .Bake for about ten minutes, until golden around the edges
  • .Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes and then transfer them with a spatula to wire racks to cool completely.

Frosting

  • Cream together the ingredients and spread over cool cookies.