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 350o 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
