christmas spice cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 cups molasses
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tablespoons baking soda
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground cloves

Recipe

• beat the sugar, molasses, butter or margarine, and oil together. add 2 cups of the flour and the baking soda, cloves, ginger, and cinnamon. mix in the remaining flour 1/2 cup at a time until the dough is stiff. flatten into disks and cover with plastic wrap. refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• preheat the oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• on a lightly floured surface roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thick and use cookie cutters to cut into desired shapes. place cookies on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 8 minutes.