Aunt Ruth'S Molasses Cookies

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1 cup molasses
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

1. Cream the sugar and shortening together.
2. Add two beaten eggs. Blend well.
3. Add the ginger, cinnamon and salt. Blend.
4. Add the molasses. Blend well.
5. Dissolve the 2 teaspoons of baking soda in 1/2 cup of hot water.
6. When it is just warm add it to the other preparation. Smooth it all.
7. Add the flour incrementally until the mixture is right for making drop cookies.
8. Drop from a teaspoon onto a greased cookie sheet. One teaspoon of cookie mix makes a 3" cookie.
9. Bake 8 - 9 minutes at 350u0b0F.
10. Leave cookies on the pan a little bit before removing.
11. Rest the dough in the refrigerator between batches.

sugar, shortening, eggs, baking soda, hot water, molasses, ginger, cinnamon, flour, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/aunt-ruths-molasses-cookies-209364 (may not work)