Categories: cookes
Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 2 1/4 cups sifted flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. soda
- 3/4 tsp. ginger
- 3/4 tsp. cinnamon
Directions
- Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in egg and molasses. Stir in flour, salt, soda and spices, mix well.
- Chill in refrigerator 1 hour.
- Roll out 1/3 of dough 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured board. Cut with pastry cookie cutter. Repeat procedure until dough is used up. Bake on ungreased baking sheet at 375 degrees for 10 minutes.
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makes 3 dozen