Ginger sugar cookies
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Sifted all purpose flour |
| 2 | teaspoons | Baking soda |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cloves |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ginger |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| &1/3 cups sugar | ||
| ¾ | cup | Soft shortening |
| ¼ | cup | Light molasses |
| 1 | Egg | |
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Lightly grease cookie sheet.
2. Sift flour with baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and salt; set aside.
3. In large bowl of electric mixer, at medium speed, gradually add 1 cup sugar to shortening, creaming until light and fluffy - about 5 minutes.
Blend in molasses and egg.
4. At low speed, beat in flour mixture just until well mixed, scraping down side of bowl with rubber scraper. Refrigerate dough 1 hour.
5. Pinch off pieces of dough; shape into 1&¼ inch balls. Roll in remaing sugar.
6. Place 2&½ inches apart, on prepared cookie sheets; bake 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden-brown. Remover to wire rack; cool.. These cookies will have a crinkled surface. Makes 3&½ dozen This recipe from McCalls Cookie Collection Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by Judy Ferbert <ajewell@...> on Jul 6, 1997