It made me so happy to see a picture on FB of Jennifer baking this recipe with Caroline. She even used a spam can as a cookie cutter!! Maybe I’ll get a picture of that event loaded here, eventually. I wish you all luck with the icing recipe.

Source: Grandma Veit (or for Caroline- Great-great Grandma Veit)

Ingredients

1 cup sugar

1 cup shortening

2 eggs, well beaten

½ cup molasses

½ cup sour milk

2 teaspoons cream of tartar

4 teaspoons soda

1 tablespoon cinnamon

1 tablespoon ginger

5 cups flour

ICING

1 ½ cups sugar

½ cup water

1 teaspoon vinegar

2 egg whites, well-beaten

12 cut up marshmallows

Method

Cookies:

Combine sugar, shortening, eggs, molasses, sour milk, cream of tartar, soda,

cinnamon and ginger. Add flour. Mix well. Chill one hour. Roll on floured board

and cut. Bake in moderate oven (350 degrees) until done.

Icing:

Boil sugar, water and vinegar to medium ball stage. Pour over two well beaten

egg whites and cut up marshmallows. Ice the cookies and let icing dry on

cookies before serving.