1 c Butter; softened
1 c Sugar
1 c Molasses
1 Egg
1 c Sour milk*
6 c Flour
1 tb Baking powder
1 ts Baking soda
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1 ts Ground ginger
1/2 ts Salt
1 c Chopped walnuts
1 c Golden raisins
1 c Chopped dates
FROSTING
3 3/4 c Powdered sugar
1/3 c Orange juice
2 tb Butter; melted
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add molasses, egg and milk;
mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger
and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in walnuts, raisins and
dates. Chill for 30 minutes. Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface to
1/4″ thickness. Cut with a 2 1/2″ cutter. Place on greased baking sheets.
Bake at 350 degrees 12-15 minutes. Cool completely. For frosting, beat all
ingredients in a small bowl until smooth. Frost cookies. * – To sour milk,
add 1 Tbsp. vinegar to milk and let stand for 5 minutes. Makes: 5-6 dozen
Yields
60 Servings