Molasses Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup bacon fat
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup hot water
• 1 cup dark molasses
• 5 1/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• powdered sugar
• water

Recipe

• 1 cream together bacon fat and sugar.
• 2 add hot water, molasses, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• 3 stir flour in 1 cup at a time until all is thoroughly blended.
• 4 chill dough at least 1 hour.
• 5 flour rolling surface.
• 6 roll chilled dough to 1/2" thick.
• 7 cut with large round cookie cutter or juice glass.
• 8 grease foil-covered cookie sheets.
• 9 bake at 275 for 10 minutes.
• 10 mix powdered sugar with small amount of water until spreading consistency is reached.
• 11 frost cookies with glaze.