Monthly Archives: August 2010

Christmas Recipes: Molasses Sugar Cookies

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By: Karin Christian
“These are a wonderful chewy spice cookie. They are drop cookies that keep very well. I make them at the beginning of the holiday season and they keep all the way to New Year’s!”

Prep Time: 25 Min  Cook Time: 15 Min  Ready In: 3 Hrs 40 Min

Original Recipe Yield 6 dozen

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups shortening
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. Melt the shortening in a large pan on the stove, and cool.
  2. Add sugar, eggs, and molasses, beat well.
  3. In a separate bowl, sift dry ingredients together and add to the pan. Mix well and chill 3 hours or overnight.
  4. Form into walnut-size balls. Roll in granulated sugar. Place on greased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
  5. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 8-10 minutes.
  6. Store in an airtight container to keep from getting overly crisp. If they do lose their softness, an easy way to restore it is to place one slice of fresh bread in the container with the cookies for a couple of hours or overnight and they will be soft again!

Nutritional Information 

Amount Per Serving Calories: 93 | Total Fat: 4.5g | Cholesterol: 6mg

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Create Custom Greeting Cards with Greeting Card Templates

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Greeting cards convey thoughtful messages to your loved ones. There are many occasions, festivals and other much awaited events when you need to personalized cards. The main idea behind personalizing any greeting is that a sender can give a personal touch to the card. There are many tips and tricks used for customizing a card.

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In a similar way, you can make electronic cards on different occasions. A person can easily insert pop-ups or animated images into the front page. There are a lot of flash animation cards available on the Internet. You can pick any of them and customize the greeting according to the way you desire. One can even add musical tones or jingles to the greeting. Even in an electronic card, you can insert a personal photograph for making it more memorable for the receiver. Create attractive cards with advanced greeting card templates.
About the Author

Harsin Carter is a full time internet marketer and having inclination towards writing. This article is basically based on creating photo greeting cards using personalized greeting cards and other tools.