Grandma Maxine's Ginger Cookies
Ingredients
- 2/3 cups shortening
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 tablespoons molasses
- 1 egg
- 2 1/4 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons soda
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Cream shortening and sugar.
- Add molasses and beaten egg.
- Add flour, spices, soda, and salt; then mix.
- Make into small balls and flatten with a fork (in criss-cross pattern) on cookie sheet.
- Bake about 10 minutes at 350 degrees.
Servings: 3 dozen