This was my Grandmother Snyder's cookie recipe that we all loved. She would put them in a tin box lined with wax paper in the fridge and they always stayed soft and yummy.
Cream:
1 c. shortening
1 c. brown sugar
Add and stir well:
1 c. molasses
Mix then add to above:
1 c. buttermilk
2 t. soda
Sift together and add to above:
3 c. flour
1 t. salt
1 t. ginger
1 t. cinnamon
Add: 1 T. vinegar to above
Add: 1 ¾ c. - 2 c. more to above, but keep a soft dough, do not let it get dry.
Cover and chill for a few hours or overnight.
Roll small amount of dough at a time (keep rest chilled in refrigerator, cut with cookie cutters. Place on greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with sugar if you want.
Bake 350 deg. for 8-10 minutes. Make sure you cook them all the way done or otherwise they will be really chewy.
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