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

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