Title: Gewurzplatzchen (spice cookies)
 Categories: German, Cookies, Desserts
      Yield: 6 servings
 
    1/2 c  Butter Or Margarine
    1/4 c  Shortening
      1 c  Brown Sugar; Firmly Packed
      1 ea Egg; Large
    1/4 c  Molasses
  2 1/2 c  Flour; Unbleached, Unsifted
    1/4 t  Salt
      2 t  Baking Soda
      1 t  Cinnamon
    1/2 t  Ginger
    1/2 t  Cloves; Ground
    1/2 t  Allspice; Ground
 
  Cream butter, shortening, and brown sugar thoroughly.  Blend in egg
  and molasses.  Sift together the remaining ingredients.  Stir into
  sugar mixture.  Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls.  Place 2 inches
  apart on greased baking sheets.  Flatten each ball with the bottom of
  a glass that has been greased and dipped into sugar.  Bake in
  preheated 350 degrees F. oven for 12 to 15 minutes.  Cool cookies on
  racks and store in airtight tins.
  
  Makes 4 dozen cookies.