Amish Style Sorghum Cookies

Amish Style Sorghum Cookies

These are actually more like a ginger cookie. Sorghum gives them a unique sweet flavor. Molasses can be substituted if you don't have sorghum.
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Amish Style Sorghum CookiesIngredients

1 ½ cups shortening
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
½ cup sorghum (or molasses)
4 ½ cups white flour
4 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp salt
white sugar (for rolling)
Amish Style Sorghum Cookies
Amish Style Sorghum Cookies
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Amish Style Sorghum CookiesInstructions

1
Cream shortening and brown sugar until fluffy.
2
Add eggs and sorghum and mix well.
3
Add all the rest of the ingredients and mix until incorporated into dough.
4
Chill dough for several hours.
5
Shape into 1" balls.
6
Roll each ball in white sugar.
7
Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 min.

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