Aunt Sally's Cookies

Ingredients

some ways from any that i have in my files
190 gr shortening
2 eggs
200 gr sugar
240 ml molasses
240 ml buttermilk
700 gr all purpose flour
3 gr salt
20 ml soda
5 gr cinnamon
1 gr nutmeg
10 gr ginger
1 gelatin
240 ml water
600 gr powdered sugar
3 gr baking powder
5 gr vanilla

Instructions

creamy. Notes: The original recipe calls for only 1- 0.75 c. powdered sugar. This did not produce a spreading consistency, so I added more powdered sugar. The frosting hardens nicely (no sticky surface) and has an almost marshmallow consistency---no sticky surface but soft inside. The cookies remain soft if not overbaked. Bette Leland ----