In my mother’s Warner family cookbook, there is a recipe for Joe Froggers, oversized cookies made at Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts. Evidently, these cookies are their most popular treat. We agree!
Joe Froggers Cookies
2 cups sugar
6 cups pastry flour
2 teaspoons ginger
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 cup molasses
1 cup shortening
1-1/2 cups bread flour
1 teaspoon cloves
2 teaspoons salt
1 cup water
Rum flavoring
Directions:
- Cream shortening and sugar together.
- Put soda in molasses.
- Add, then alternate, dry and liquid ingredients.
- Chill covered.
- Roll out to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut with a very large cookie cutter or use a 2-1/2 -pound can, open at both ends.
- Bake at 375° F for 10–12 minutes. Makes about four dozen.
