Molasses Crinkles Recipe

Ingredients
<br>- ¾ cup shortening
<br>- 1 cup packed brown sugar
<br>- 1  egg
<br>- ¼ cup molasses
<br>- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
<br>- 2 teaspoons baking soda
<br>- ¼ teaspoon salt
<br>- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
<br>- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
<br>- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
<br>- ⅓ cup granulated sugar for decoration
<br><p></p>Directions
<br>step 1: Cream the shortening and the brown sugar. Stir in the egg and molasses and mix well.
<br>step 2: 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.
<br>step 3: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
<br>step 4: 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.
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Ingredients
- ¾ cup shortening
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup molasses
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar for decoration

Directions
step 1: Cream the shortening and the brown sugar. Stir in the egg and molasses and mix well.
step 2: 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.
step 3: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
step 4: 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.

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