Heavenly Cookies Cookbook

Janette Dixon

Ginger Cookies Extraordinaire

Ingredients

egg

cup sugar

/4 cup shortening or butter flavor shortening

teaspoon ginger

teaspoon cinnamon

tablespoons dark molasses

/4 teaspoon salt

cup flour

1/2 teaspoon soda

Directions

Mix the egg, sugar, shortening, spices and molasses then stir in flour and

soda. Add more flour if dough seems too soft. (Working with the dough

chilled is a lot easier.) Form dough into small balls. Roll in sugar, but do

not flatten. Bake in a 350-375 degree oven for 10 - 12 min. Cookies will puff

up. Take out just before they start to flatten again. Frost with powdered

sugar frosting while still warm.