Spice Cookies I

Description
Makes 90 cookies.

Ingredients

 * 3 eggs
 * 1½ cups brown sugar
 * 1 cup crisco
 * 1 cup molasses
 * ½ cup sour milk
 * 2 tsp baking soda
 * ½ tsp black pepper
 * 1 tsp salt
 * 1 tsp powdered cinnamon
 * 1 tsp powdered ginger
 * 1 tsp powdered cloves
 * 1 tsp grated nutmeg
 * ½ tsp baking powder
 * flour to make a stiff dough

Directions

 * 1) Beat eggs five minutes, then add sugar and beat five minutes.
 * 2) Then add Crisco and beat until thoroughly mixed, add molasses, milk, soda, salt, spices, baking powder, and enough flour to make stiff dough.
 * 3) Leave mixture in basin until following day.
 * 4) Take pieces of dough and roll out, cut with small cutter, lay on Criscoed tins and bake in moderate oven from seven to ten minutes.