It wouldn’t be Christmas without this crisp ginger cookie. It’s wonderful with coffee.
 
Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 2 tsp. ginger
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup med. strong tea

Directions
1 Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Mix all dry ingredients together and set aside.

2 Cream shortening and brown sugar well. Add molasses mix well. Add tea alternately with dry ingredients. Mix dough until you can form a ball.

3 Make 4 small ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Dough can be refrigerated or rolled immediately.

4 Cut in desired shapes. Bake for 10 minutes on a parchment lined cookie sheet.

Makes 4-5 dozen, depending on thickness and shape.