Gingerbread Cookies

MichelleMichelle

This was a recipe given to me by my mother-in-law. She got it at Scovil Bakery in Nauvoo. It makes wonderful ginger bread men.

ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup oil
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1/2 cup hot water
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tsp ginger
  • 6 or 7 cups flour

directions

  • 1

    Combine sugar, oil, molasses and hot water. Add the eggs and mix well. Mix together the soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and flour. Then add that to the wet mixture.

  • 2

    Refrigerate dough overnight then roll out and cut with cookie cutter. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 10 minutes.

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