Soft Sorghum Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/4 c. flour
1/2 c. shortening
1 tsp. ginger
1/2 c. sugar
sorghum
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg
2 tsp. baking soda
6 Tbsp. cold water
2 Tbsp. hot water
1/2 c. raisins or chopped nuts

Preparation

Heat oven to 400\u00b0.
Sift together first 4 ingredients. Dissolve soda in hot water.
Mix in shortening, sugar, sorghum and egg until creamy.
Mix in soda and all but a few raisins or nuts. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls on greased cookie sheets.
Sprinkle with remaining raisins.
Bake 12 minutes or until done.
Makes 2 dozen.