Christmas cookies – when I bake these cookies, everyone fights for them!
This recipe is passed down from my grandma. The recipe I’m sharing with you is popular among the children and even the adults in our family gatherings. It’s funny because every Christmas gathering when I bake these cookies, everyone fights for them! Even the adults are acting like kids trying to get the first batch out of the oven!
It’s simply amazing how the cookies can disappear so fast and so quick in the blink of an eye! I absolutely love this recipe and I hope you will too.
Christmas Sugar Cookies
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups shortening
2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup molasses
2 eggs
4 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon salt
DIRECTIONS
Melt the shortening in a large pan on the stove, and cool. Add sugar, eggs, and molasses, beat well. In a separate bowl, sift dry ingredients together and add to the pan. Mix well and chill 3 hours or overnight.
Form into walnut-size balls. Roll in granulated sugar. Place on greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 8-10 minutes.
Store in an airtight container to keep from getting overly crisp. If they do lose their softness, an easy way to restore it is to place one slice of fresh bread in the container with the cookies for a couple of hours or overnight and they will be soft again!
Feel free to decorate the cookies by putting icing on top of them! Taste best when eaten fresh right out of the oven! ENJOY!
