Sunday, May 24, 2009

now i want to make ginger cookies.
yumyum!
i stole paula deen's recipe because i want to be her:
  • 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1 cup sugar, plus more for rolling
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats. Using an electric mixer at low speed, cream the

 shortening and sugar until thoroughly combined. Add the egg and

 molasses and beat until completely incorporated. Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinna

mon, ginger, cloves and salt and add to the mixture. Stir until comb

ined. Roll the dough into balls about 1-inch in diameter. Roll the balls in sugar.

 Place 1/2-inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets. Flatten the balls slightly with your fingertips. 

Bake for 12 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

Anyways, I stayed in myhaus last n

ight because i've been going out too much and I decided to watch reservoir dogs but netflix sent me a fucked up DVD QUE LASTIMA!







i now have to share a car with my Ma, since my grandma broke hers....crapcrapcrap