These have to be my all time favorite cookies -- they are soft ginger cookies and will always always taste like home.
Cream 1/3 cup soft shortening (1/2 of it butter -- 1/2 of it crisco)
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
Mix in 1/2 cup molasses and 1/2 cup water
gradually add 2 cups flour, 1 tsp ginger, 1 tsp each (salt, soda, nutmeg, cloves & cinnamon)
chill dough at least 30 minutes
spoon teaspoonfuls onto a lined cookie sheet
bake at 400 degrees -- 7 to 8 minutes
cool on a rack - they will be puffy and soft
glaze with 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp almond extract and water to blend.
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