Gingerbread Cookies
["1/3 c. water", "1/2 c. shortening", "1/4 c. butter or margarine", "4 1/2 c. all-purpose flour", "2 tsp. baking soda", "1 Tbsp. ground ginger", "1 tsp. cinnamon", "pinch of salt", "1 1/2 c. molasses", "raisins or red hot candies"]
["I had two excellent reasons to begin", "making gingerbread cookies, my children, Jamie and Jessica.", "They are now 22 and 17 years old, but they still want gingerbread cookies at Christmastime!"]
["water", "shortening", "butter", "flour", "baking soda", "ground ginger", "cinnamon", "salt", "molasses", "raisins"]