3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten well
4 T molasses
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsps baking soda
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 T ginger (2 tsp is better)
Preheat oven to 350. Cream together the shortening and the sugar. Beat in egg and molasses. Sift together dry ingredients and fold them into shortening mixture. Take small portions of dough, form into balls, roll in sugar. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 350 for 7 to 8 minutes. Makes about 5 dozen small cookies. Store in an air-tight container.
