Spicy Molasses Cookies

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• sugar, for dipping

Recipe

• 1 mix together shortening, brown sugar, egg and molasses.
• 2 in separate bowl, stir together remaining dry ingredients except sugar. then mix dry ingredients into shortening mixture.
• 3 chill dough 2 hours or overnight.
• 4 roll dough into balls the size of large walnuts and dip tops in sugar. place on lightly greased baking sheet about 3 inches apart, sugared side up.
• 5 bake in a 375º oven about 10 to 12 minutes until just set but not hard.
• 6 cool on wire rack.