This is part of Mother's (Virginia) planning sheet for Christmas Cookie baking. For several years, while living in Mon terey, Mother and her Friend B. J. Neighbours would get together several days and bake cookies. Grandpa(Bryan) Harrison and Dale were around to serve as product testers. - DLL

Spice Wheel Cookies

Bryan R. Leipper

7 cups flour

1 Tablespoon salt

1 Tablespoon ginger

1 teaspoon cloves

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon allspice

3/4 cup water

1/4 cup rum

2 teaspoon baking soda

2 cup dark molasses

1 cup shortening

2 cup sugar

Sift together flour and spices

Combine baking soda and molasses allowing room for expansion

Combine rum and water

Cream shortening and sugar

Completely mix the results of steps 1 to 4.

Roll dough to about a quarter inch thickness and cut into 4 to 6 inch diameter cookies. (coffee can works well as cookie cutter)

Bake in 375 degrees oven 10-12 minutes or until done. Yield is about 2 dozen 5" cookies.

Monkey Faced Cookies

Virginia Harrison Leipper

1/2 cup shortening

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup molasses

1/2 cup sour milk

1 teaspoon vinegar

21/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ginger

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Mix together the shortening, sugar and molasses, stir in the milk and vinegar. Sift the dry ingredients together and add, mix well. Drop by teaspoonful on ungreased baking sheet. Place 3 raisins on each for eyes and mouth. Bake until set. Remove from sheet in 1 minute. Faces take on droll expressions in baking.

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