Holiday Baking #2 - Molasses Sugar Cookies

Another recipe from my Grandmother. This time it's from my paternal Grandmother and the only grandparent I have alive. She was very young when she had my father. She is the grandmother who taught me to bake by feel. So this is another recipe that could probably be made better with some better ingredients (butter instead of shortening) but I know that these turn out well and they taste wonderful. So I'll stick with the recipe for now. One day I'll get brave and try some others that use butter.

* Exported from MasterCook *
Molasses Sugar Cookies
3/4 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup molasses

1 large egg

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon cloves

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ginger

2 teaspoons cinnamon
Cream shortening and sugar. Add molasses and egg. Beat well until fluffy.
Sift together flour, soda, cloves, ginger, cinnamon and salt. Add to molasses mixture.
Mix well and chill until easy to handle.
Form into 1" balls and roll in granulated sugar. Place on greased cookie sheet 2" apart. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes.
Cool slightly on cookie sheet and cool completely on wire rack.

My kids love 'em!