3/4 C shortening
1 C brown sugar
1 beaten egg
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp ginger
1/4 C light molasses (I use full flavor, whatever that means)
2 C flour
some white sugar, for rolling
1. Mix shortening, brown sugar, and egg.
2. Add salt, baking soda, and spices. Then add molasses and mix until well blended.
3. Add flour and mix. Roll into balls, then roll in a bowl of sugar.
4. Place cookies on baking sheet and flatten just a little. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.
I also like to roll out the dough and cut out shapes. They hold their shape pretty well and are still soft, if you shorten the cooking time a little bit. Just use a lot of flour for rolling out, or it gets sticky and messy, and not very fun or successful.
