Ingredients

4 sticks butter (2 C)
2 C dark molasses
2 t cinnamon
a little allspice
1 t ground cloves
1 lb dark brown sugar
1 t nutmeg
1 T ground ginger (or several times more for spicier ginger flavor)
a little black pepper
10–12 C flour
Makes 500 cookies
Procedure

Soften butter and put in a large bowl; add molasses, sugar, and spices; mix.
Add flour, mixing in one cup at a time up to 10 cups, working first with a fork, then by hand. Add another cup or two of flour until the dough holds together.
Let cool.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Roll as thin as possible and cut with cookie cutters.
Bake for 7 minutes per batch. Let cool on a rack.

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