Aunt Marianne's Gingerbread Cookies

• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons powdered ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup vegetable shortening
• 1 14 cups molasses
• 2 beaten eggs

1. Mix flour, salt and spices.
2. Melt shortening in saucepan.
3. Cool.
4. Add sugar, molasses and eggs to saucepan, mix well.
5. Add 4 cups of dry ingredients, mix well.
6. Turn mixture onto lightly floured surface.
7. Knead in remaining dry ingredients.
8. Roll 1/4" thick for cut-out cookies.
9. Bake 15-20 minutes.

flour, baking soda, salt, powdered ginger, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, vegetable shortening, molasses, eggs

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/aunt-mariannes-gingerbread-cookies-289423 (may not work)