Molasses Spice Cookies

• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, softened
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup dark molasses
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar

1. Position the oven racks so that they are evenly spaced.
2. Preheat the oven to convection bake at 350F.
3. Cover three cookie sheets with parchment paper.
4. Measure all the ingredients except for the 1/3 cup granulated sugar into the large bowl of an electric mixer.
5. Turn the mixer on low and mix until a dough forms, scraping the sides of the bowl.
6. Shape the dough into balls the size of walnuts.
7. Roll them in the granulated sugar and place them 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets, dividing the cookies evenly between the three sheets.
8. Bake on multiple racks for 8 to 9 minutes or until lightly browned.
9. Do not overbake.
10. Slide the cookies with the parchment onto a countertop to cool.

butter, vegetable shortening, brown sugar, egg, dark molasses, flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves, sugar

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/molasses-spice-cookies-372560 (may not work)