Cardamon Balls

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup Crisco shortening
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 6 cardamom seeds -- hulled and ground

Directions

Cream shortening and sugar. Add molasses, vanilla and egg. Beat well.
Sift together flour, salt, soda and spices. Stir crushed cardamom seeds into flour mixture. Add to shortening mixture, blending well. Form small balls. Bake on greased sheet at 375 F. about 10 minutes. Avoid overbrowning or cookies will be hard. Cool and roll in confectioner's sugar.

Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: recipecircus/Mamasue
Submitted By: Marlen
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Cardamon Balls