Cry Babies I

Ingredients

• cup shortening
• eggs
• teaspoon sbaking soda
• cup brewed coffee
• cup molasses
• tablespoon distilled white vinegar
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• teaspoon ground cinnamon
• teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground clove s
• 1/2 cup sall-purpose flour
• cup sconfectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• tablespoon swater as needed
• cup swhite sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Dissolve the baking soda in the coffee.
3. 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.
4. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Let cookies cool, then glaze.
5. To Make Glaze: Combine the confectioner's sugar, 1/4 cup cocoa, and enough water to achieve a desired spreading consistency. Beat until smooth.