Molasses Sugar Cookies

• servings: 3 dozen small cookies
• active time: 8-10

Ingredients

Wet ingredients:

3/4 c shortening (butter doesn’t work)

1 c sugar

1/4 c dark molasses

1 egg

Dry ingredients:

2 c sifted flour

1/2 tsp ground cloves

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 375

Mix wet ingredients.

Mix dry ingredients separately.

Add dry ingredients to wet.

Form into balls, bake on ungreased cookie sheet, bake. 375 for 8-10 min

Either:

Roll unbaked balls in granulated sugar

Or

Shake freshly baked cookies in powdered sugar