Sand Tarts

• 7/8 cup butter or margarine (2 sticks minus 2 Tbsp.)
• 4 Tbsp. confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• 2 cups flour
• 1 Tbsp. water
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1/3 cup soft shortening
• 1 1/2 cups dark molasses (12 oz. jar of Grandma's Molasses)
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 6 cups sifted flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. each salt, allspice, ginger, ground cloves, cinnamon

1. Chill dough.
2. Roll out thick (3/8 inch).
3. Cut with 2 1/2 inch round cutter or use shaped cutter if desired.
4. Place 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheet.
5. Bake at 350u0b0 for 13 to 15 minutes.
6. Cool on wax paper, turning after about 3 minutes (to keep bottom from getting moist).
7. When finished with all, place in cookie jar.
8. Mix pieces of fresh bread, torn 1/4 inch.
9. This will soften and keep cookies moist.
10. Will need to replace with fresh bread every 2 to 3 days. Feed old bread to birds or use as bread crumbs in other recipes.

butter, sugar, nuts, flour, water, vanilla, shortening, dark molasses, brown sugar, flour, baking soda, salt

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=149358 (may not work)