GEWURZPLATZCHEN (SPICE COOKIES)

      Title: GEWURZPLATZCHEN (SPICE COOKIES)
  Categories: German, Cookies, Desserts
       Yield: 6 Servings
  
     1/2 c  Butter Or Margarine
     1/4 c  Shortening
       1 c  Brown Sugar; Firmly Packed
       1 ea Egg; Large
     1/4 c  Molasses
   2 1/2 c  Flour; Unbleached, Unsifted
     1/4 ts Salt
       2 ts Baking Soda
       1 ts Cinnamon
     1/2 ts Ginger
     1/2 ts Cloves; Ground
     1/2 ts Allspice; Ground
  
   Cream butter, shortening, and brown sugar thoroughly. Blend in egg and
   molasses.  Sift together the remaining ingredients. Stir into sugar
   mixture. Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on
   greased baking sheets.  Flatten each ball with the bottom of a glass
   that has been greased and dipped into sugar. Bake in preheated 350
   degrees F. oven for 12 to 15 minutes.  Cool cookies on racks and
   store in airtight tins. Makes 4 dozen cookies.
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