Spice Cookies

Great for the holidays.

• Ready In: 11 hrs 10 mins
• Yields: 90 cookies

Ingredients

• 3  eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups brown sugar
• 1  cup vegetable shortening
• 1  cup molasses
• 1⁄2 cup  sour milk
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon powdered ginger
• 1  teaspoon powdered clove
• 1  teaspoon  grated nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
•  flour, to make a stiff dough

Directions

1. Beat eggs five minutes, then add sugar and beat five minutes, then add vegetable shortening.
2. Beat until thoroughly mixed, add molasses, milk, soda, salt, spices, baking powder, and enough flour to make stiff dough.
3. Leave mixture in basin overnight.
4. Take pieces of dough and roll out, cut with small cutter, lay on vegetable shortening greased tins and bake in moderate (350) oven from seven to ten minutes.