German Christmas Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 qt. molasses
• 2 C sugar
• 1 C shortening
• 2 t cinnamon
• 1 t cloves, allspice, salt,
• 3 t soda dissolved in 1 C hot water
• ½ oz. oil anise (1T)

Directions

1. Chopped nuts + citron may be added (after mixing till stiff bread dough)
2. Let stand few days. grease top so won’t get crusty.
3. Bake in med. oven.
4. store away 1 month before Christmas.
5. Then ice.

Timing

• Let stand few days; store away 1 month before Christmas

Temperature

• med. oven

Equipment

• mixing utensil and vessel, greasing utensil, baking pan or sheet, oven, and storage container

Transcription

½ oz. oil anize (1T); Then ice.

Arwilda’s edits

Arwilda’s note: Changed “½ oz. oil anise” to “½ oz. oil anise (1T)”. Red parenthetical 1T added beside blue oil-anise measure.