Old Fashioned 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
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons ginger
6 -7 cups white flour

Preparation

Combine first four ingredients in large bowl.
Add eggs.
Mix dry ingredients together and add to wet.
Mix well.
Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Roll dough out on Pam (or other non-stick cooking spray) covered surface (I roll mine out thick,I like a thicker cookie) Cut with desired shapes.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
These cookies freeze well and are softer and more flavorful after freezing.