* Exported from MasterCook *

               Cinnamon, Spice and Everything Nice Cookies

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Serving Size  : 0     Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Would Like To Try

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1 1/2           cups  shortening
  2               cups  granulated sugar
  2              large  eggs
  2        tablespoons  vanilla extract
     1/2           cup  light molasses
  4               cups  all-purpose flour
  1         tablespoon  plus 1 teaspoon baking soda
  2          teaspoons  salt
  2          teaspoons  ground nutmeg
  2          teaspoons  ground ginger
  1           10-ounce  package Hershey's Cinnamon Chips
  1                cup  white sugar for decoration

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and 2 cups sugar until smooth. 

Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and molasses.

Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and ginger; stir into the sugar mixture until well blended. Mix in cinnamon chips. Dough will be stiff.

Roll into walnut sized balls and roll each ball in remaining sugar.

Place cookies 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet and flatten slightly.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven, or until tops are crackled. 

Let cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Description:
  "Takes the cinnamon chips that seem to be only available around the holidays."
Source:
  "Eat-L List"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 6783 Calories; 324g Fat (42.9% calories from fat); 65g Protein; 907g Carbohydrate; 15g Dietary Fiber; 424mg Cholesterol; 4480mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 25 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 62 1/2 Fat; 34 Other Carbohydrates.

NOTES : I use butter flavor Crisco and actually to the five dozen cookies I was supposed to get (I always seem to make my cookies bigger). Eight minutes worked great for me. These also froze well. 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0