Ingredients

  • 2 cups All-purpose Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoons Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Cloves
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Ginger
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 3 teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 3/4 cups Shortening
  • 1 cup Sugar, Plus More For Rolling Cookies
  • 1 whole Egg, Slightly Beaten
  • 1/4 cups Grandma's Molasses

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix the flour, salt, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, and baking soda together in a medium bowl. In a large bowl cream shortening, gradually adding the sugar. Mix in egg and molasses. Stir in the flour mixture gradually. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and roll in sugar. Place on a baking sheet, bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove from the baking sheet and cool on a wire rack.
  • Make sure to taste one while it's still warm! They are so yummy!