Sugar and Spice Cookies

October, November and December are sweet months.

Everywhere you turn there is sugar practically being forced down your throat.  Well…who cares? Live it up before you put the famous "lose weight" on your New Years resolutions, yet again.

Now…there are sweet things and there are SWEET things. Not all sweet things are created equal, so if you are worried about sweets,  focus on eating homemade sweet things instead of processed candy.

For a sweet fix I opt for good homemade cookies. Especially when the recipe is easy to make like the one below.

Enjoy… and happy stretching your stomach these next two weeks to prep for Thanksgiving, the meal of all meals.

SUGAR AND SPICE COOKIES

• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 Tablespoon honey
• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• a pinch of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger

1. preheat over to 375*
2. grease the cookie sheets
3. cream shortening and sugar together in a large bowl
4. add the egg to the creamed mixture
5. add the honey and stir everything together. set the bowl aside
6. sift the flour, baking soda, the salt and the three spices into a bowl
7. pour the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture; stir until all the flour is mixed in
8. scoop out a spoon full of batter and then push the batter onto the cookie sheet (these cookies spread, so leave plenty of room around each cookie)
9. bake for 10 minutes
10. cool cookies on a wire rack

Damaris can be found blogging about food and cooking related yumminess at her blog: Within The Corners of My Kitchen

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