Helen C. Morlock'S Lebkuchen

• 4 c. light brown sugar
• 2 c. white sugar
• 2 c. shortening
• 2 large eggs
• 2 or 3 c. sour cream
• 1 pt. light molasses
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 5 lb. flour
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 tsp. allspice
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. cloves
• 1 tsp. anise oil
• 1 Tbsp. salt
• 1 c. walnuts or hickory nuts

1. In separate bowl, combine the molasses and baking soda. Cream sugars and shortening
2. in
3. large
4. bowl.
5. Add
6. eggs, sour cream and molasses mixture.
7. Add
8. flour 1 cup at a time adding the spices and anise oil after
9. some of the flour is mixed in. If you are using nuts, mix
10. those in also before all the flour is in. Continue adding
11. the
12. flour until dough does not stick to your fingers.
13. Chill
14. overnight.
15. Roll
16. out
17. ont
18. floured surface, about 1/4 inch thick.
19. Cut with cookie cutters.
20. Bake on lightly greased cookie sheet 10 minutes at 375u0b0. Xtn separage bowl, combine the molasses and baking soda.
21. Cream sugars and sho Xg in large bowl.
22. .
23. Add
24. chopped
25. nutstefore all the flour. Chill overnight.

light brown sugar, white sugar, shortening, eggs, sour cream, light molasses, baking soda, flour, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, cloves, anise oil, salt, walnuts

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=497851 (may not work)