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Soft Molasses Cookies




Source of Recipe


peakmarket.com






List of Ingredients



• 1 cup shortening
  
• 1 1/2 cups unsulfered molasses
  
• 1/2 cup sugar
  
• 4 cups sifted flour
  
• 1 teaspoon salt
  
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
  
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  
• 1/2 teaspoon cloves
  
• 1 1/2 teaspoon ginger
  
• 1 egg
  






Instructions



1. Melt shortening in a sauce pan large enough for mixing cookies.
   
2. Stir in molasses and sugar; cool
   
3. Sift together flour, salt, soda, cinnamon, ginger and cloves.
   
4. Mix in small amount of flour.
   
5. Beat in egg.
   
6. Add remaining flour, blending until smooth.
   
7. Chill about 2 hours.
   
8. Shape into 1 1/4 inch balls and place on cookie sheets about 2 inches apart to allow cookies to spread during baking.
   
9. Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
   
10. yields 4 dozen cookies.