Helen C. Morlock'S Lebkuchen - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. light brown sugar
2 c. white sugar
2 c. shortening
2 large eggs
2 or 3 c. sour cream
1 pt. light molasses
2 tsp. baking soda
5 lb. flour
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. allspice
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. anise oil
1 Tbsp. salt
1 c. walnuts or hickory nuts

Preparation

In separate bowl, combine the molasses and baking soda. Cream sugars and shortening
in
large
bowl.
Add
eggs, sour cream and molasses mixture.
Add
flour 1 cup at a time adding the spices and anise oil after
some of the flour is mixed in. If you are using nuts, mix
those in also before all the flour is in. Continue adding
the
flour until dough does not stick to your fingers.
Chill
overnight.
Roll
out
on\ta
floured surface, about 1/4 inch thick.
Cut with cookie cutters.
Bake on lightly greased cookie sheet 10 minutes at 375\u00b0. X\tIn separage bowl, combine the molasses and baking soda.
Cream sugars and sho Xg in large bowl.
.
Add
chopped
nuts\tbefore all the flour. Chill overnight.