Martha Washington's Cookies

• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup butter at room temperature
• 1 egg
• ½ cup molasses or dark corn syrup
• 2 cups flour
• 1 ¼ cups currants or craisins
• 1 Tablespoon of Bohea tea steeped for 10 minutes in 1/4 of water
• 1½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• ½ teaspoon salt

Directions for Cookies

1. . Beat together the soft butter and sugar.
2. . Blend in all ingredients except the currants/craisins.
3. . Throughly drain currants/craisins and fold into mixture
4. . Chill dough (which will be soft) for 12- 24 hours.
5. . Preheat oven to 350.
6. . Drop teaspoonfuls of the dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, allowing for spreading
7. . Bake for about 12 minutes or until the cookie has risen and then fallen Allow to cool completely before removing from the paper

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This recipe was developed for the Cultured Cup by Kyra Effren