MOLASSES SPICE COOKIES

By Janes_kitchen

Ingredients

• 1 C sugar
• 3/4 C shortening
• 1/4 C molasses
• 1 egg
• 2 C flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp grd. cinnamon
• 1 tsp grd. cloves
• 1 tsp grd. ginger
• 1/4 tsp dry mustard
• 1/4 tsp salt

Preparation

Step 1

mix sugar & shrotening really well
4-5 min
until light & fluffy

add molasses & egg
mix really well again

combine all other ingriedents
add to rest of mix
don't overmix

put 1/2 C brown sugar into shallow bowl
scoop tablespoon of dough
roll it into brown sugar to coat
place on cookie sheet

bake @ 400 approx 9-10 min,
rotating half way through
cookies should just barely be crisp at edges
leave on cookie sheets on counter 3-5 min
transfer to cookie rack or counter