Recipe for Ginger Crinkle Cookies
Ingredients
- Shortening 3/4 cup
- Sugar 3/4 cup
- Molasses 1/2 cup
- Egg 1
- All-purpose flour 2, 1/4 cup
- Baking soda 1, 1/2 tsp
- Cinnamon, ground 1 tsp
- Ginger, ground 1/2 tsp
- Cloves, ground 1/8 tsp
- Salt 1/4 tsp
- Sugar as required
Cooking Directions
In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and 3/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
Add molasses and egg, beat well.
In another bowl combine dry ingredients and mix with fork.
Stir dry ingredients into creamed mixture, mix well.
Chill cookie dough for 2 hours.
Shape in 1-inch balls, then roll each ball in sugar.
Place ginger cookies on greased baking sheets and bake in preheated 375° oven for about 12 minutes.
Makes about 4 dozen crispy ginger cookies.
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