Soft Chewy Molasses Cookies

• 3/4 cup all vegetable solid shortening
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar, divided
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 2 cups white flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

1. Preheat oven 350u0b0F.
2. Mix on low speed electric mixer shortening, molasses, 1 cup sugar and egg. Cream mixture.
3. Slowly add the remaining ingredients except 1/2 cup of white sugar. Mix on medium (you may need to use your hands to finish).
4. Get 1/2 cup white sugar and pour into plate. By teaspoonful roll dough into ball then into sugar. Place each cookie on greased baking sheet. Bake 5-10 minutes. You are looking for cookie to puff up and start to crack slightly.
5. Take out as soon as cookies appear to have cracks allover. This will ensure you have a chewy cookie.

vegetable solid shortening, white sugar, molasses, egg, white flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ground cloves, ground ginger, vanilla

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/soft-chewy-molasses-cookies-140249 (may not work)