molasses sugar cookies

Categories: Cookies
Yield: 6 Servings

Measure	Ingredient
¾ cup	Shortening
1 cup	Sugar
¼ cup	Molasses
1	Egg
2 teaspoons	Baking powder
2 cups	Sifted all purpose flour
½ teaspoon	Cloves
½ teaspoon	Ginger
1 teaspoon	Cinnamon
½ teaspoon	Salt

Melt shortening in a 3 or 4 quart saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat; let cool. Add sugar, molasses and egg; beat well. Sift together flour, soda, cloves, ginger, cinnamon and salt; add to first mixture. Mix well and chill. Form in one inch balls, roll in granulated sugar and place on greased cookie sheets two inches apart.

Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.

Randy Rigg