Sugar and Spice Cookies

By DJSTEP

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp each ground ginger, nutmeg
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp each ground allspice, black pepper
• granulated sugar

Preparation

Step 1

In large bowl, with mixer, cream shortening and brown surar until fluffy; beat in egg and molasses.
In separate box, mix together flour, baking soda and spices. Beat about half of flour mixture into creamed mixture using midium speed; stir in remainder.
Shape dough into 1" balls and roll in sugar. Place 2" apart on ungreassede baking sheet. Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes or until tops are cracked.
Makes 55 cookies