Amish Recipes
Old Amish Christmas Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup light molasses
- 1 egg, beaten
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Blend in molasses and eggs.
- Sift dry ingredients together and stir into molasses-egg mixture.
- Roll dough out on a lightly floured board and cut into shapes with cookie cutters.
- Bake on greased cookie sheets in 350 degrees F oven for 10 to 12 minutes.