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  North American >> US >> US

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  Cooking Time - 17 minutes, Preparation Time - 25 minutes

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| 1. In a large bowl, cream together 1 cup white sugar and shortening until smooth. Stir in the egg yolks and molasses. Combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger; stir into the molasses mixture alternately with the sour milk. Cover and chill for 30 minutes. | 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into rectangular shapes (I like to use a Spam can). Place cookies 1 inch apart onto an ungreased baking sheet. | 3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks. | 4. To make the frosting, combine 1 1/2 cups sugar, vinegar, water and marshmallows. Mix well and place over a pot of simmering water. when the marshmallows have melted, stir in the egg whites. Remove from heat and beat with an electric mixer for 7 minutes. Stir in the vanilla and confectioners' sugar until well blended. Frost cooled cookies. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
white sugar	1	cup		774.0	199.96	0.0	0.0
shortening	2	cups		3624.4	0.0	0.0	410.0
egg yolk	2			109.48	1.2206	5.3924	9.0236
molasses	1	cup		977.3	251.8401	0.0	0.337
purpose flour	5 1/2	cups		-	-	-	-
cream tartar	2	teaspoons		15.48	3.69	0.0	0.0
baking soda	4	teaspoons		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
cinnamon	1	tablespoon	ground	-	-	-	-
ginger	1	tablespoon	ground	4.8	1.0662	0.1092	0.045
milk	1	cup	sour	552.0	13.296	5.496	57.216
white sugar	1 1/2	cups		774.0	199.96	0.0	0.0
white vinegar	1/2	teaspoon	distilled	0.45	0.001	0.0	0.0
water	1/2	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
marshmallow	18			-	-	-	-
egg white	2			34.32	0.4818	7.194	0.1122
confectioner sugar	1 1/2	cups		-	-	-	-
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.