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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 2 Minutes |
Ready In: 17 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Here's a nice change from the butter cookies of the season. The 2 1/2 hours cooking time includes 2 hours for chilling. Ingredients:
3/4 cup shortening |
3/4 cup sugar |
1/2 cup molasses |
1 egg |
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour |
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda |
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger |
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
sugar |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven 375°
2. Grease cookie sheets.
3. In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and 3/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Add molasses and egg; beat well.
5. In another bowl combine dry ingredients and mix with fork.
6. Stir dry ingredients into creamed mixture, mixing well.
7. Chill cookie dough for 2 hours.
8. Shape in 1-inch balls, then roll each ball in sugar.
9. Place ginger cookies on greased baking sheets and bake in preheated oven for about 12 minutes.
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