Molasses Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup bacon fat
1 cup sugar
1 cup hot water
1 cup dark molasses
5 1/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
powdered sugar
water

Preparation

Cream together bacon fat and sugar.
Add hot water, molasses, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
Stir flour in 1 cup at a time until all is thoroughly blended.
Chill dough at least 1 hour.
Flour rolling surface.
Roll chilled dough to 1/2\" thick.
Cut with large round cookie cutter or juice glass.
Grease foil-covered cookie sheets.
Bake at 275 for 10 minutes.
Mix powdered sugar with small amount of water until spreading consistency is reached.
Frost cookies with glaze.