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New England Lumberjack Cookies




Source of Recipe


Janet Breaux


List of Ingredients




1 cup sugar
1 cup shortening
1 cup dark molasses
2 eggs
4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger


Recipe



Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Cream together the sugar and shortening. Add molasses and eggs. Mix well. Sift together the dry ingredients and stir in. Put 1/4 cup sugar in a small bowl. Dip fingers into the sugar, then pinch off a piece of dough and roll into a 1-1/2-inch ball. Place dough balls on greased cookie sheet about 3 inches apart. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. The dough will keep for a week or more in the refrigerator.


YIELD: 4 Dozen

THE REVIEWS:

This has been a tradition in our family for many years. A little addition is to depress your thumb in each ball of dough after rolling in sugar and place a small bit of raspberry jam in each before putting in the oven. A real hit!
-- Reviewed by Eloise Brown
Very, very good.
-- Reviewed by Bob Sekerak