Molasses Drop Cookies

By carvalhohm2

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup mild-flavor molasses
• 1 egg
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

Step 1

1 Heat oven to 375ºF.

2 Mix sugar, butter, shortening, sour cream, molasses and egg in large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients.

3 Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.

4 Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack. Sprinkle with sugar while warm if desired