Nauvoo (Scovil Bakery) Gingerbread Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 cup sorghum or 1 cup molasses
3/4 cup oil or 3/4 cup lard
1/2 cup hot water
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ginger
6 -7 cups white flour
2 eggs

Preparation

Combine sugar, sorghum and oil. Rinse sorghum from cup with hot water.
Add 2 eggs.
Mix together the following: soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt, and flour.
Combine the two mixtures.
Refrigerate dough overnight.
Roll out and cut with cookie cutter.
Bake at 350\u00b0F for 10 minutes.