Moravian Christmas Cookies

Ingredients

230 ml dark molasses
110 gr brown sugar
110 gr margarine
4 gr cinnamon
5 gr ginger
2 gr allspice
1 gr nutmeg
14 gr baking soda
500 gr flour

Instructions

Mix flour, sugar, butter, and spices together. Heat molasses until lukewarm and add baking soda to it. Add molasses to rest of ingredients and mix well. If necessary, add a little water to the dough to get it to a soft enough consistency to roll it. Roll the dough on a well floured surface, making it as thin as humanly possible. (Paper thin, if you can!) Cut into desired shapes, and transfer to a non-stick cookie sheet. Bake at 180ÂșC or 6 to 8 minutes. If ya do it right, you'll end up with a delicately thin, not too sweet, yummy spicy cookie. This recipe makes about 40,000 cookies <g>, so be prepared to eat lots of 'em!!