Ginger Spice Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 375°
• 2 grease cookie sheets.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and 3/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
• 4 add molasses and egg; beat well.
• 5 in another bowl combine dry ingredients and mix with fork.
• 6 stir dry ingredients into creamed mixture, mixing well.
• 7 chill cookie dough for 2 hours.
• 8 shape in 1-inch balls, then roll each ball in sugar.
• 9 place ginger cookies on greased baking sheets and bake in preheated oven for about 12 minutes.