Dessert Recipes - COOKIE RECIPES - Cookies

SOFT GINGER COOKIES
Put a level teaspoon of soda in a measuring cup,
add three tablespoons of boiling water, one-quarter cup of melted butter
or lard, a saltspoon of salt, a level teaspoon of ginger, and enough
sifted pastry flour to make a dough as soft as can be handled.
Shape
small bits of dough, lay in the greased baking pan and press out half an
inch thick; bake carefully.


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