Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies

Total Time: 46 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 36 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 12 ounces molasses
• 1/2 cup shortening, melted
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/3 cup boiling water

Recipe

• 1 soft together dry ingredients.
• 2 combine all other ingredients and mix well.
• 3 cover and chill several hours or overnight.
• 4 turn onto well-floured surface.
• 5 roll to 1/4" thickness and cut with 3 1/2" cookie cutter.
• 6 sprinkle with sugar and place on ungreased baking sheet.
• 7 bake at 375 for 9-12 minutes.
• 8 cool on racks.