Recipe from Alice Kingsbury
Cookies
1 cup sugar
1 cup margarine
1 cup molasses
1 tsp ginger
2 eggs
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tbls baking soda mixed in about 2 tbls hot water
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
5 3/4 cups (approx) flour, plus additional for rolling out/cutting
Frosting (Polly's)
2 tbls margarine, melted
1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
5-6 tbls 1/2 & 1/2
1 tsp lemon flavoring
(Double this amount to frost 1 whole batch of cookies)
For cookies: in a saucepan mix together sugar, margarine, molasses, and ginger; boil for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat, cool completely to room temperature. After cooled, add eggs, nutmeg, soda water, cinnamon, salt, and flour (use enough flour to make soft-but fairly stiff dough) Use additional flour to roll out and cut as desired. (Roll slightly thicker than sugar cookies.) Bake at 350 degrees for 7 minutes. (Note: Do not pre-chill dough before rolling)
For frosting: combine margarine, powdered sugar, and 1/2 & 1/2 to a glaze-like consistency (not too thick).
Yields: Approx 88 cookies