Sugar And Spice Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon clove
• 3/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1 3/4 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 mix together shortening, sugar, egg and molasses.
• 2 sift together soda, salt, spices and flour.
• 3 mix shortening mixture and flour mixture together.
• 4 chill 2 hours or more.
• 5 using 1 1/2 tablespoons of dough, make into balls.
• 6 place onto ungreased cookie sheet about 2- inches apart.
• 7 cookie will flatten and spread out.
• 8 bake at 375° for 10 minutes.
• 9 place on cookie rack to cool.
• 10 when cool, roll into powdered sugar.