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                 SOFT GINGER COOKIES WITH ORANGE GLAZE

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Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Biscuits

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1       c            Buttermilk
  2       ts           Baking soda
    3/4   c            Vegetable oil
  1       c            Sugar
  1       c            Dark molasses
  2                    Eggs
  3 3/4   c            All purpose flour
  1       t            Salt
  2       ts           Ground cinnamon
  1       t            Ground ginger
  1       t            Grated nutmeg
    1/2   ts           Ground allspice
    1/2   ts           Ground cloves
                       -----GLAZE-----
  2       c            Plus 1 Tbsp confectioners
                       -sugar
  1       tb           Butter (very soft)
    1/4   c            Orange juice
  2       ts           Grated orange zest
    1/2   ts           Vanilla extract
          ds           Salt

 In a small bowl combine buttermilk and baking soda and
 set aside. They will foam up. In a larger bowl combine
 oil, sugar,molasses and eggs and beat until well mixed
 (about 1 minute). Add the buttermilk mixture and
 blend. Sift together dry ingredients. Slowly add dry
 ingredients to wet mixture. Let mixture stand 15
 minutes.

 Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Drop batter by heaping
 tablespoons onto oiled cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 9
 minutes until the top springs back when touched with
 your finger. Do Not overbake. The cookies should be
 quite soft.

 While cookies are baking combine glaze ingredients.
 Remove cookies to wax paper lined wire rack. Frost
 while warm with 1/2 tsp of glaze for each cookie. Let
 cool completely. Transfer to trays and place in
 freezer to completely set if neccesary or to freeze
 for storage. Once frozen pack in tins in single layers
 seperated by wax paper. These freeze well.

 David Monteith [email protected]



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