Sugar And Spice Cookies

Ingredients

• 34 c shortening
• 1 c sugar
• 1 egg
• 14 c molasses
• 2 c flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 12 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 34 tsp ground cloves
• 34 tsp ground ginger

Directions

1. Cream shortening and sugar
2. Add egg and molasses
3. Sift together the flour baking soda salt cinnamon cloves and ginger Add to first mixture
4. Put in refrigerator to cool easier to handle
5. Shape in small balls flour hands to make easy
6. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet 8 minutes at 375
7. Dust with powdered sugar while warm
8. Makes 4 12 to 6 dozen