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Molasses Crinkles

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List of Ingredients



• 4 cups all-purpose flour
  
• 2 tsp baking soda
  
• 1 tsp salt
  
• 1-1/2 tsp ground ginger
  
• 1 tsp cinnamon
  
• 1 tsp ground cloves
  
• 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
  
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
  
• 2-1/3 cups sugar
  
• 2 eggs
  
• 1/2 cup molasses
  






Instructions



1. Heat oven to 325° F.
   
   
2. Sift flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon and cloves together. Set aside. Put the shortening and butter in a bowl and beat until well blended and no lumps remain. Add 2 cups sugar and beat again. Add the eggs and molasses. Beat until blended. Add flour, and use a spoon or a mixer set on low to blend in the flour completely.
   
   
3. Spread 1/3 cup sugar on a dinner plate. Roll 2 tablespoons of cookie dough into a ball and roll the ball in the sugar. Fill a cookie sheet, placing the balls about 2 inches apart. Bake 17 to 18 minutes. (The cookies will spread and have a crackled top. Cooking time makes a chewy cookie. If you'd like a snappier cookie, cook a minute or so longer.)
   
   Makes about 3 dozen cookies.