Libbie's Molasses Cookies

Total Time: 24 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 3/4 cup shortening, soft
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening and brown sugar together.
• 2 add egg.
• 3 add molasses.
• 4 sift flour, baking soda, salt, cloves, cinnamon and ginger together; add to creamed mixture.
• 5 chill dough overnight.
• 6 roll in balls the size of a walnut.
• 7 roll on sugar.
• 8 place on pan; put 3 drops of water on each ball.
• 9 bake just until set, but not hard, at 375 degrees fahrenheit for 10 minutes.