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Spiced Christmas Cookies Recipe Ingredients 1/2 cup butter, or margarine 1/2 cup shortening 1 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 2 cup molasses 2 tablespoon light cream or dairy half-and-half 5 cup flour, sifted 1 tablespoon cinnamon, ground 1 1/2 teaspoon ginger, ground 1/2 teaspoon cloves, ground Directions: Cream together butter and shortening; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses; blend in cream. Sift together flour, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves; stir into creamed mixture. Store in covered bowl in refrigerator overnight. Roll dough thin, using floured pastry cloth on board and rolling pin. Cut in christmas shapes. Place 1 to 1 1/2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Bake in 350 oven 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from baking sheets and cool on racks.

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<h1>Spiced Christmas Cookies</h1> <h2>Recipe</h2><p> <TABLE cellSpacing=2 cellPadding=3 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=3><B>Ingredients</B></TD><!-- spanned cell --><!-- spanned cell --><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=ingredient>1/2</TD><TD class=ingredient>cup</TD><TD class=ingredient>butter, or margarine </TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=ingredient>1/2</TD><TD class=ingredient>cup</TD><TD class=ingredient>shortening </TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=ingredient>1 1/2</TD><TD class=ingredient>cup</TD><TD class=ingredient>brown sugar, firmly packed </TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=ingredient>2</TD><TD class=ingredient>cup</TD><TD class=ingredient>molasses </TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=ingredient>2</TD><TD class=ingredient>tablespoon</TD><TD class=ingredient>light cream or dairy half-and-half </TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=ingredient>5</TD><TD class=ingredient>cup</TD><TD class=ingredient>flour, sifted </TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=ingredient>1</TD><TD class=ingredient>tablespoon</TD><TD class=ingredient>cinnamon, ground </TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=ingredient>1 1/2</TD><TD class=ingredient>teaspoon</TD><TD class=ingredient>ginger, ground </TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=ingredient>1/2</TD><TD class=ingredient>teaspoon</TD><TD class=ingredient>cloves, ground</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=4><BR><B>Directions:</B><BR><BR></TD><!-- spanned cell --><!-- spanned cell --><!-- spanned cell --></TR><TR><TD colSpan=4>Cream together butter and shortening; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses; blend in cream. Sift together flour, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves; stir into creamed mixture. Store in covered bowl in refrigerator overnight.<BR><BR>Roll dough thin, using floured pastry cloth on board and rolling pin. Cut in christmas shapes. Place 1 to 1 1/2 inches apart on greased baking sheets.<BR><BR>Bake in 350 oven 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from baking sheets and cool on racks.<BR><BR></TD><!-- spanned cell --><!-- spanned cell --><!-- spanned cell --></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <div><a href='http://www.maryandmarthaskitchen.com/Spiced_Christmas_Cookies/10165/' title='Spiced Christmas Cookies Recipe'>Spiced Christmas Cookies Recipe</a></div>

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