Ginger Cookies

Total Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp.ground clove
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup crystallized ginger, finely chopped
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening, room temperature
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup molasses, light
• extra sugar for rolling cookie

Recipe

• 1 combine first 6 ingredients in a bowl and whisk to blend. mix in crystallized ginger.
• 2 using an electric mixer, beat brown sugar, shortening and butter until blended.
• 3 cover and refrigerate one hour.
• 4 preheat oven to 350°f lightly butter 2 baking sheets.
• 5 put extra sugar in a thick layer on small plate.
• 6 using wet hands, form dough into medium-sized balls (1 1/4 -inch balls, but really who measures!).
• 7 roll in sugar to coat completely.
• 8 bake cookies untl cracked on top but still soft to touch, about 10-12 minutes.
• 9 do not overbake.
• 10 cool and hide from children if you don't want them all consumed in the first 24 hours!