Name: Cry Babies I
Yield: 24
Ingredients: Shortening - 1 cup; Eggs - 2; Baking soda - 2 teaspoons; Brewed coffee - 1 cup; Molasses - 1 cup; Distilled white vinegar - 1 tablespoon; Unsweetened cocoa powder - ½ cup; Ground cinnamon - 1 teaspoon; Ground ginger - 1 teaspoon; Ground nutmeg - ½ teaspoon; Ground cloves - ½ teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 4 ½ cups; Confectioners' sugar - 2 cups; Unsweetened cocoa powder - ¼ cup; Water as needed - 5 tablespoons; White sugar - 2 cups

Ingredients for - Cry Babies I

1. Shortening 1 cup

2. Eggs 2

3. Baking soda 2 teaspoons

4. Brewed coffee 1 cup

5. Molasses 1 cup

6. Distilled white vinegar 1 tablespoon

7. Unsweetened cocoa powder ½ cup

8. Ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon

9. Ground ginger 1 teaspoon

10. Ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon

11. Ground cloves ½ teaspoon

12. All-purpose flour 4 ½ cups

13. Confectioners' sugar 2 cups

14. Unsweetened cocoa powder ¼ cup

15. Water as needed 5 tablespoons

16. White sugar 2 cups

How to cook deliciously - Cry Babies I

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Dissolve the baking soda in the coffee.

3 . Stage

Cream the shortening with the white sugar. Beat in the eggs, coffee mixture, molasses, vinegar, 1/2 cup of the cocoa powder, spices, and flour. Dough should be thick and slightly sticky. Drop rounded spoonfuls of dough onto a greased cookie sheet.

4 . Stage

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cookies cool, then glaze.

5 . Stage

To Make Glaze: Combine the confectioner's sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa, and enough water to achieve a desired spreading consistency. Beat until smooth.