Molasses Cookies

Molasses Cookie Recipe from my grandma that I copied down from an old dusty handwritten recipe card. I'll take one of these molasses cookies over chocolate chip or oatmeal any day. Hint** the trick with these is to NOT bake them too long, take them out at 7 or 8 minutes.

• Ready In: 38 mins
• Serves: 24
• Yields: 24 cookies

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup shortening
• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup molasses
• 1  egg
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 2  cups  sifted all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Melt shortening in a three or four-quart saucepan over low heat.
2. Remove melted shortening from heat; allow to cool.
3. Add sugar, molasses and egg; beat well.
4. Sift together flour, soda, cloves, ginger, cinnamon and salt; add these to first mixture.
5. Mix well and chill thoroughly.
6. Form into one-inch balls.
7. Roll in granulated sugar and place on greased cookie sheets two inches apart.
8. Bake in moderately hot oven, 375 degrees F. for eight minutes.