Mom's Molasses Cookies

By MissiAnn

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup molasses
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 4 tsp. soda
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 tsp. ground cloves
• 2 tsp. ground ginger
• 4 cups flour

Preparation

Step 1

Cream together shortening and sugar, then add the molasses, then the eggs. Pre-sift your dry ingredients and add at this time. Refridgerate this dough at least 1 hour, but preferably overnight. Roll into walnut sized balls and roll these balls into sugar. Then place them onto a cookie sheet. Bake@350 for about 12 minutes or until they have a slight browning and have lost the "shine".