Ingredients

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 cup shortening

½ cup molasses

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 teaspoons cinnamon

2 teaspoons baking soda, in 3 T. hot water

¼ teaspoon salt

3 ½ -4 cup flour

Method

Cream sugar, eggs, shortening, vanilla and molasses. Add soda and water. Mix; then

add dry ingredients and mix well. Using the ribbon die of a spritz cookie maker,

extract dough in strips the length of the cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes at 350

degrees. Remove from oven and immediately cut into 2 inch lengths. When cool,

make sandwiches using powdered sugar frosting.