This classic recipe is coming from a book so old that the binding is literally falling apart from use over the years (image bottom left). The Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook was originally published in 1950 and the golden recipes found in this classic trove have been warming the hearts and tummies of our family for all that time. More than just recipes this cookbook also contained iconic imagery of historic kitchens and even predictions of what the kitchen of the future would look like! (image bottom right)
Rolled Cookies Recipe: Gingies
Prep Time: 15 Mins
Bake Time: 15-18 Mins
Note from Original Author: Soft and puffy.....true old fashioned ginger cookies. A happy tradition at the famous Girard College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The boys hoard them....old grads long for them!
Mix together:
- 1/3 cup soft shortening (sub. vegan butter to make these bad boys Vegan Friendly)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 & 1/2 cups black molasses
Stir in:
-1/2 cup cold water
Sift together and stir in:
-6 cups sifted all purpose flour (or sub. for 3 cups spelt flour 3 cups oat flour for GF recipe)
-1 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. allspice
- 1.tsp ginger
- 1tsp. cloves
- 1tsp. cinnamon
Stir in: 2 tsp. soda dissolved in 3 tbsp. cold water
Chill dough. Roll out very thick (1/2"). Cut with 2 1/2 round cutter. Place far apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake until when touched lightly with finger, no imprint remains. Check out the pictures below for some additional info than I provided in the recipe and a classic pattern for dressing up your holiday time Gingerbread Boys!
