Libbie's Molasses Cookies
- 34 cup shortening, soft
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 egg
- 14 cup molasses
- 2 14 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 12 teaspoon clove
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 14 cup sugar
- Cream shortening and brown sugar together.
- Add egg.
- Add molasses.
- Sift flour, baking soda, salt, cloves, cinnamon and ginger together; add to creamed mixture.
- Chill dough overnight.
- Roll in balls the size of a walnut.
- Roll on sugar.
- Place on pan; put 3 drops of water on each ball.
- Bake just until set, but not hard, at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes.
shortening, brown sugar, egg, molasses, flour, baking soda, salt, clove, cinnamon, ginger, sugar
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/libbies-molasses-cookies-477029 (may not work)