Foot-shaped ginger snaps

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Ingredients

• 2 cups butter, melted
• 2 cups dark molasses
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• a little allspice
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 1 lb dark brown sugar
• 1 tsp nutmeg
• 1 tbsp ground ginger (or several times more for spicier ginger flavor)
• a little black pepper
• 10–12 cups 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.