Rolled Molasses Wafers

• 12 cup molasses
• 14 cup shortening
• 14 cup sugar
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 12 cup sifted pastry flour
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 egg, well beaten
• 3 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 egg white, unbeaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, lemon extract or 1 teaspoon rum extract
• 13 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 2 tablespoons milk

1. Heat molasses to boiling point.
2. Add shortening sugar and salt.
3. Sift together flour and spices, add alternately with beaten egg.
4. Drop by teaspoonful on a well greased cookie sheet.
5. Bake at 300F for about 10 minutes.
6. Cool 2 minutes and curl around a wooden spoon handle that has been greased.
7. Cookies may be filled with Molasses Butter Frosting.
8. (If cookies become too crisp to roll, heat a few minutes in oven.)
9. For best results on this recipe, use Fancy Molasses, "Lite" molasses is not recommended.
10. MOLASSES BUTTER FROSTING:.
11. Add 1 cup confectioners sugar, egg white and flavoring to creamed butter.
12. Mix well.
13. Add remaining confectioners sugar alternately with molasses and milk.
14. Beat well.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/rolled-molasses-wafers-359475 (may not work)