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Ingredients

1 cup shortening 2 eggs 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 cup brewed coffee 1 cup molasses 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon ground cloves 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour 2 cups confectioners' sugar ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 5 tablespoons water as needed 2 cups white sugar

Nutrition Info

317 calories carbohydrate: 56.4 g cholesterol: 15.5 mg fat: 9.6 g fiber: 1.6 g protein: 3.5 g saturatedFat: 2.5 g servingSize: - sodium: 117.3 mg sugar: 34.2 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Dissolve the baking soda in the coffee.
Cream the shortening with the white sugar. Beat in the eggs, coffee mixture, molasses, vinegar, 1/2 cup of the cocoa powder, spices, and flour. Dough should be thick and slightly sticky. Drop rounded spoonfuls of dough onto a greased cookie sheet.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cookies cool, then glaze.
To Make Glaze: Combine the confectioner's sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa, and enough water to achieve a desired spreading consistency. Beat until smooth.

4 dozen

This was my Grandmother's recipe. It is a molasses cookie with coffee in it.