Mona Jeffries' Ginger Cookies

By kctchr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup butter crisco
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp soda
• 1/2 Tbsp vinegar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• flour

Preparation

Step 1

In a mixing bowl, combine sugar, molasses, Crsco, egg, cinnamon, ginger, and soda and mix well. Add vinegar and vanilla and mix. Add enough flour to make a stiff dough.

Chill dough a couple of hours. Roll very thin and cut with cookie cutter. Bake at 325 for 10-12 minutes. Decorate with frosting as desired.