Spice Cookies

Love, Peace and Joy to all-

Arabella’s Christmas Spice Cookies

½ cup molasses

½ cup butter

1/3 cup dark brown sugar

1 tsp. each ginger, cinnamon, cloves

½ tsp. black pepper

1 Tbs. dark rum

1 tsp. baking soda

2 cups unbleached flour

1.    Combine butter, molasses and brown sugar in a small Dutch oven. Heat until butter is melted and sugar is liquid. Do not boil.

2.    Remove from heat. Add everything else except flour. Stir well; Cool to lukewarm.

3.    Add flour and mix until smooth.

4.    Roll, cut out and bake 350 for 5-8 minutes.