Mom T's Ginger Cookies

One of Mom's best cookies. I love how crisp they are! On her recipe card the baking soda is written as "written as 1 level and 1 scant tsp"

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 24
• Yields: 48 cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup sugar, plus more for rolling cookie dough in
• 3⁄4 cup shortening
• 2  cups flour
• 1  egg
• 4  tablespoons molasses
• 1  teaspoon ginger
• 1  teaspoon clove
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 3⁄4 teaspoons baking soda

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Mix sugar and shortening.
3. Add egg and molasses.
4. Mix flour, spices, baking powder and baking soda. Add dry ingredients to sugar mix.
5. Form into little balls and roll in sugar.
6. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes.