->Molasses 16 <-

1 cup butter or margarine

1 cup white sugar

1 egg

1/3 cup molasses

3/4 cup sour cream

3 cups sifted all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Cream butter or margarine and gradually blend in sugar until light

and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. Add sour cream alternately

3/4 cup undiluted

evaporated milk with 3/4 Tablespoon vinegar for the sour cream.)

10 to

minutes at 375 degrees. Cookies can be iced with a mixture of

confectioners' sugar and milk or just sprinkled with confectioners'

sugar. Makes 4 - 5 dozen