Gramma's Molasses Cookies

Mix & beat well:     
     3/4 shortening (melted, if desired)
     1 c. sugar
     1/4 c. molasses
     1 egg
Sift together, add to above mixture, and mix well:
     2 c. flour
     1/2 tsp. salt
     2 tsp. baking soda
     1 tsp. cinnamon
     1/2 tsp. cloves
     1/2 tsp. ginger
Chill dough.  Form into 1" balls and roll in sugar.
Bake on greased baking sheet at 350^o for about  ~7 minutes.

Notes:
It’s worth doubling this recipe if you like molasses cookies.

This recipe came from our grandmother, Emma (Bickerstaff) Meinzen.  I thought it was a recipe special to her but just recently I realized it's a really common recipe, found on the backs of some jars of molasses!

--Nancy