Syrup Cookies

Submitted by Granny-Nell Hutchins on January 3, 2017 - 5:45pm

Summary

Yield
Prep Time15 minutes
CategoryCookies & Bars
CuisineAmerican

Description

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup hot water
  • 2 tsps salt
  • 1 1/2 cups shortening
  • 4 tsps cinnamon
  • 3 cups syrup, lukewarm
  • 3 tsps ginger
  • 8 cups flour 1/2 at first, the other 4 cups later
  • 4 tsps soda

Instructions

 Combine hot water, shortening, and lukewarm syrup, add 4 cups flour. Mix together with the following: soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and 4 more cups of flour. Arrange on cookie sheet. Bake in 350° oven until light brown. 

Notes

This is one of Uncle Johnny Hughes’s favorites.

 This is a very old recipe from Aunt Nannie Hughes. Aunt Nannie was the mother of Mrs. Vera Black, Irene Largent and Lelar Mitchell. Nell said she helped her make her doll a quilt when she was 5 years old. She said she loved this lady very much. Nell said she was the first friend she ever remember having. She said she probably got this recipe from a member of Aunt Nannie’s family, so she could cook it for her Uncle Johnny years ago.

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