Advent Cookies

Title:
Advent Cookies

Yield:
1 Batch

Categories:
Gifts,
Cookies




Ingredients:





     1    -teacup molasses or black


          -treacle


     7 oz Light brown sugar


     9 tb Cocoa powder


    10 oz Butter or margarine;


          -softened


       pn Cinnamon


     1 ts Vanilla


     1 lb Plain flour (approximately)






 Preheat the oven to 400F.  Mix all of the ingredients together, except for


 the flour.  Add the flour slowly to the rest of the mixture until it


 reaches the right consistency to roll out.  The dough should be quite soft.


 (You may find it easier to knead it with your hands.) Roll out on a floured


 surface to a thickness of about 1/4 inch and cut into decorative shapes


 with small cookie cutters, a sharp knife or the rim of a glass. Place on a


 greased baking sheet and bake in the oven for about 8 minutes. Remove from


 the oven while they are still soft and cool on a rack, then pack into


 crocks or jars.


 


 The authors note that the Pennsylvania Dutch settlers made these at


 Thanksgiving and stored them in a stoneware crock until Christmas. The


 cookies can be made at any time, but allowed to age for 4-6 weeks. They can


 be used as a substitute for graham crackers for a pie crust.


 


 from Edible Gifts by Claire Clifton and Martina Nicolls typed by Tiffany


 Hall-Graham From: Tiffany Hall-Graham Date: 05 Mar 95


   Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #258


 


   Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 18:29:37 -0500


 


   From: netdir@cyberspc.mb.ca (S.Pickell)