Cooking with Barbara
By BARBARA WALKER-HUFF

When I moved to Hayesville eighteen years ago, my good friends Gladys Patton brought me a recipe book. " Cooking in Clay County". She was a wonderful neighbor over the years and would never let you leave herhouse without something from her pantry or freezer. She was a grand cook and gardner. She now lives in Hiawassee in an Assisted Living facility, and is sorely missed in her old neighborhood.

One of her specialties was Molasses Sugar Cookies.
Molasses Sugar Cookies
Melt 1 1/2 sticks of margarine
and cool.
Add: 1 cup sugar and 1/4
cup molasses
Beat in 1 egg
Sift together.
2 Tsp. soda and 1/2 Tsp.
Cloves, 1 Tsp. cinnamon
2 1/2 Cups sifted flour, 1/2
Tsp. Ginger and 1/2 Tsp. salt
Add dry ingredients to egg
mixture and mix well. Chill.
Roll in 1-inch balls and roll in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on a greased or sprayed cookie sheet.

Bake at 375 degrees for 8- 10 minutes, no longer!