Favorite molasses cookies

60 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Shortening
1 cup Molasses dark; plus
3 tablespoons Molasses dark warm water
1 Egg
3 teaspoons Baking soda;add to water
1 teaspoon Salt
2 teaspoons Ginger
2 teaspoons Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Cloves

Directions

Cream sugar and shortening, add molasses, then water, egg and remaining ingredients. Add enough flour to make a nice thick dough.

Chill several hours or overnite. Roll out and cut into 3" rounds.

Bake at 400 for 8 min. or till done. Sprinkle with sugar. Lorna Brown, Prodigy Food & Wine Board

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