Traditional Spice Cookies with Cloves
Author: Sock Box 10 and Judia Touchette
Recipe type: Cookies
Serves: varies
- 2 cups shortening
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups brown sugar (firmly packed)
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1½ teaspoons ground cloves
- 4 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3½ cups flour
- 2 cups finely chopped pecans (optional)
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Beat eggs. Add shortening, sugars, and vanilla and beat.
- Add dry ingredients and mix.
- Drop by teaspoonfuls (roll into a ball in your palm) onto greased cookie sheet.
- Flatten with bottom of floured glass.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes in the upper part of the oven.
- Cookies will spread out and puff up and then fall when taken out of the oven.
- Place on wire racks and immediately sprinkle with powdered sugar and cool.
- Store in airtight containers.
- The cookies freeze well.
Recipe by Sock Box 10 at https://sockbox10.com/recipes/traditional-spice-cookies-with-cloves/
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