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I know it’s not Christmas…I just felt like it.

Cookies

2 & 1/4 cups flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup molasses

1 egg

1 & 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon ginger

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Mix all ingredients together in large mixing bowl (a stand mixer makes this super easy) making sure they are well-blended.  Cover with wax paper and refrigerate for one hour.  Take out of fridge and roll out on well-floured surface to 1/8-1/4 inch thickness.  Cut into desired shapes.  Place 1/2 inch apart on cookie sheets and bake at 350 for about 8 minutes.  Cool on racks.  After cookies are cool ice with Lemon Frosting.

Lemon Frosting

Squeeze the juice of one lemon through a cheese cloth into the bowl of your mixer.  Meanwhile melt two tablespoons of butter.  Add about a cup of powdered sugar to the lemon juice followed by the butter.  Turn the mixer on to medium speed and continue adding powdered sugar until the frosting is stiff.  I like to keep the mixer going most of the time to make the frosting nice and fluffy.  I have no idea how much powdered sugar this really takes (and it will vary slightly depending on the amount of lemon juice) but it usually makes just enough icing for a single batch of the cookies.

Enjoy Christmas in June!

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