Solar Cooking Recipes: Gingerbread Cookies

Solar Cooking Recipes

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Ingredients:

• 1 cup of white sugar
• 1 cup of molasses
• 3/4 cup of butter flavor shortening (or regular)
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 2 eggs
• 6 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp ground alspice
• 1/2 tsp vanilla

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix together sugar, molasses, and shortening until smooth.
• Rinse molasses out of the measuring cup with hot water.
• Stir in eggs
• Combine flour and rest of dry ingredients
• Stir batter to form a soft dough.
• If too sticky add more flour if needed.
• Cover dough in bowl and refrigerate at least an hour.

Pre heat solar cooker to as high as possible

• Roll out dough to a 1/4 inch thickness on a floured surface.
• Cut into desired shapes
• Place cookies onto very, very lightly cooking sprayed dark sheet.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes
• Take finished cookies off of tray within a minute to avoid sticking
• Ice with favorite icing

These cookies are very easy to make and bake in a solar cooker and usually do not need more than fifteen minutes.

We even eat gingerbread cookies often in the summer. 

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