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     Title: GEWURZPLATZCHEN (SPICE COOKIES)
Categories: German, Cookies, Desserts
     Yield: 6 servings

   1/2 c  Butter Or Margarine
   1/4 c  Shortening
     1 c  Brown Sugar; Firmly Packed
     1 ea Egg; Large
   1/4 c  Molasses
 2 1/2 c  Flour; Unbleached, Unsifted
   1/4 ts Salt
     2 ts Baking Soda
     1 ts Cinnamon
   1/2 ts Ginger
   1/2 ts Cloves; Ground
   1/2 ts Allspice; Ground

 Cream butter, shortening, and brown sugar thoroughly.
 Blend in egg and molasses.  Sift together the
 remaining ingredients.  Stir into sugar mixture.
 Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls.  Place 2 inches apart
 on greased baking sheets.  Flatten each ball with the
 bottom of a glass that has been greased and dipped
 into sugar.  Bake in preheated 350 degrees F. oven for
 12 to 15 minutes.  Cool cookies on racks and store in
 airtight tins.
 Makes 4 dozen cookies.

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