Molasses Sugar Cookies Ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 cups shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 eggs
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger

Recipe

• melt shortening and cool. add sugar, eggs and molasses; beat well.
• sift the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, ground cloves and ginger. add to the molasses mixture and stir until well combined. chill dough for at least 3 hours or overnight.
• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). lightly grease a baking sheet.
• remove dough from the refrigerator and form into walnut sized balls. roll balls in sugar. place balls about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• bake at 375 degrees f (190 degrees c) for 8 to 10 minutes for chewy cookies and 10 to 12 minutes for crisper cookies. store cookies in an airtight container.