Mary's Frosted Creams

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 cup molasses
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• flour, enough to make stiff batter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/4 cup karo
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 seperate the egg whites from yolks you will need both in this recipe.
• 2 cream shortening and sugar together. add egg yolks, mix well.
• 3 add enough flour to make a stiff batter. then add remaining ingredients and mix well.
• 4 pour in a greased jelly roll pan(deep cookie pan) and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minute.
• 5 to make frosting: beat the egg whites till fluffy, set aside. stir water and karo syrup in sauce pan and cook until it reaches soft ball stage, approx 7 minute pour over the egg whites beating all the time. until it is light and fluff then beat in the vanilla.