½ cup sugar
½ cup shortening
½ cup molasses
1 egg
¼ cup buttermilk
¼ tsp. salt
½ tsp. cinnamon
¼ tsp. cloves
½ tsp. nutmeg
½ tsp. ginger
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vinegar
2 ⅛ cups flour
Frosting:
2 Tbsp. butter
2 Tbsp. cream
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
Cream shortening and sugar.
Add egg and beat well.
Add molasses and beat.
Add buttermilk and beat.
In a cup, add soda to vinegar and mix into batter.
Add sifted dry ingredients.
Drop on cookie sheet by spoonfuls.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
Frosting:
Bring butter and cream to boil and add powdered sugar.
I don’t double this recipe because of all the spice.
Sugar: 8g
:
Calcium: 10mg
Calories: 74kcal
Carbohydrates: 12g
Cholesterol: 4mg
Fat: 3g
Fiber: 1g
Iron: 1mg
Potassium: 54mg
Protein: 1g
Saturated Fat: 1g
Sodium: 18mg
Vitamin A: 34IU
