Categories: Cookies

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 cups flour
• 4 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp cloves
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups shortening ( butter)
• 1/2 cups molasses
• 2 eggs

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350

2. Mix dry ingredients in larger bowl.

3. Mix butter,sugar,and eggs one at a time. Add molasses using a mixer.

4. Mix wet ingredients into the dry.

5. Roll into balls,roll in sugar. Bake on cookie sheet spacing about 2 inches apart. Take out at about 10-11 min & let sit on cookie sheet for 1-2 min to set. Then remove to a rack to cool completely .

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