Ginger Cookies

By teachskinner

from Mary Burress

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup black molasses
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. ginger
• 1 tsp baking soda
• dash of salt
• 2 cups flour

Preparation

Step 1

Mix wet ingredients thoroughly; then mix dry. Combine.
Chill before baking.
Make little balls of dough and smash them.
Dip into (additional) sugar and bake at 350 degrees (until cracks appear)(~10 minutes)