molasses cookies

When I was growing up, I had a best friend named Kathy.  I would spend a week in the summer at her farm.  Her mom had a lot of homestyle foods that she made.  One of the recipes she made, was this molasses cookie recipe.  It's so delicious and yummy.

List of Ingredients

3/4 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 egg

3/4 cup molasses

2 1/4 cup sifted flour

2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp cinnamon

3/4 tsp ground cloves

3/4 tsp ginger

Mix together.  Form into balls and roll in granulated sugar (this is extra sugar on top of what you will put in the recipe).  Bake at 350 degrees for 8-12 minutes on ungreased pan.

Amy's Notes:  I love Grandma's brand of molasses.  I also had a hard time figuring out when to take the cookies out of the oven because they're already brown!  That being said, I actually went to the 12 minute mark before I took them out, and they didn't burn.  These are the firm, yet chewy type of cookie.  I also used parchment paper to place my cookies on in the oven ... like I do all my cookies!