Molasses Spice Cookies
Ingredients
- Shortening or butter
- sugar
- molasses
- egg
- flour
- baking soda
- cinnamon
- ginger
- cloves
- salt (and a pinch of cardamom
- optional)
Instructions
- Cream shortening and sugar. Beat in egg and molasses. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt, and spices until a soft dough forms. Chill dough. Roll into balls, then roll each in granulated sugar. Place on cookie sheet and bake at 375?F ~8?10 minutes until cookies are crackled and just set (centers will be chewy). Cool on wire rack..