Soft Molasses Cookies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup lard or 1 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup molasses
• 1 cup sour milk
• 2 teaspoons baking soda, dissolved in 1 t. hot water
• 3 cups sifted flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 soften lard.
• 2 cream withsugar and mix with molasses.
• 3 add sour milk, soda, and water.
• 4 mix well.
• 5 sift in flour and salt.
• 6 roll out quickly and lightly on floured board to 3/8 inch thick.
• 7 cut with a teacup-sized cutter.
• 8 bake in greased cookie sheet at 350 for 12 minutes.
• 9 this is a big cookie that melts in your mouth.