Walnut Cookies
Sift together
6 cups flour
1 cup molasses
1 tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. Jamaica ginger
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp. soda
1/4 lb. walnuts, chopped
coarse sugar
Mix the molasses, sugar and milk together and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Add the liquid gradually to the flour and knead into a smooth dough. Roll very thin, cut into two-inch squares, brush with milk and sprinkle with sugar and nuts. Bake at 400F until light brown.
Walnut Wafers
Sift together
3 heaping tbsp. flour
1 cup brown sugar
1/8 tsp. salt
2 eggs, beaten for ten minutes
Mix with 1 cup walnuts, chopped
Add the sugar to the eggs and beat three minutes. Fold in the flour. Drop into small cakes and bake at 400F for about five minutes. These are a very thin crisp wafer.
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