Easy Ginger Cookie Recipe



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   Recipe from the first lady in 1975, Mrs. Gerald Ford and a Recipe from the Vice Presidents wife in 1975, Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller.

Enjoy recipes from an old cookbook made years ago from a rural community plus a recipe from the White House during that time.

Easy Ginger Cookie Recipe


Ginger Crinkles Recipe

   Ingredients required
1 cup sugar
2/3 cups vegetable oil
1 egg
1/4 cup of molasses
2 cups sifted flour
1 1/4 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Ginger

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Instructions for Ginger Crinkles Recipe

   Add ingredients in given order and mix well. Chill for 1 hour. Roll into one-inch balls and dip in granulated sugar. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Makes four dozen.


Ginger Creams Recipe

   Ingredients required
1/2 cup shortening 1 cup sugar 1 egg
1 cup of molasses
1/2 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon Ginger
2 teaspoons soda
4 cups of flour

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Instructions for Ginger Creams Recipe

   Drop by teaspoon of baking sheet. Flattened and round out with spoon. Jelly maybe put in centers or may sprinkle with sugar. Bake 10 to 15 minutes.

Soft Ginger Cookie Recipe

   Ingredients required
1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup of milk in which two teaspoons baking soda has been dissolved
4 1/2 cup sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup molasses

Preheat oven 350 degrees

Instructions for Soft Ginger Cookie Recipe

   Cream sugar and shortening. Add egg, molasses and milk. Add dry ingredients which have been sifted together. Chill overnight. Make small balls and press a little on greased cookie sheet. Make indentations and place small amount of jelly in center of the cookie. Sprinkle with sugar and bake 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet immediately. Makes 4 dozen.

List of Cookie Recipes

Applesauce Cookies
Brownie and Chocolate Cookie
Dates, Raisin Cookies
Fortune Cookie
Ginger Cookie
Lemonade Cookie
Molasses Cookies
Oatmeal Cookie
Peanut Butter Cookie
Pineapple Cookies
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip
Sugar Cookie
Sugarless Cookies

Baking Abbreviations
tsp. - teaspoon
Tbsp. - tablespoon
C. - cup
pt. - pint
qt. - quart
pk. - peck
bu. - bushel
oz. - ounce, ounces
lb. - pound, pounds
sq. - square
min. - minute, minutes
hr. - hour, hours
mod. - moderate, moderately
doz. - dozen
Simplified Measures
dash - less than 1/8 teaspoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
16 tablespoon = 1 cup
1 cup = 1/2 pint
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints (4 cups) = 1 quart
4 quarts(liquid) = 1 gallon
8 quarts(solid) = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
16 ounces = 1 pound
2 tablespoon = 1/4 cup
5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
10 2/3 tablespoons = 2/3 cup
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup
14 tablespoons = 7/8 cup