molasses crinkles

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration

Recipe

• cream the shortening and the brown sugar. stir in the egg and molasses and mix well.
• combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cloves, cinnamon, and ginger. add the flour mixture to the shortening mixture and mix well. cover and chill dough for at least 2 to 3 hours.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease cookie sheets.
• roll dough into balls the size of large walnuts. roll balls in sugar and place 3 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) for 10 to 12 minutes. let cool for one minute before transferring to a wire rack to continue cooling.