Molasses Crinkles
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Tuesday, December 8, 2009 - 11:25pm

Ingredients




1 cup vegetable shortening not oil
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1 egg
1 3/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon powdered cloves

Preparation

1 Mix together shortening, sugar, molasses and egg. 2 Sift together dry ingredients. Stir into first mixture and blend well. Shape into 1-inch balls with your fingers. (if dough is too soft to shape easily, cover and chill about 1 hour.) Dip tops in granulated sugar. Arrange on cookie sheet. Bake at 375F about 12 minutes.

About


Recipe easily doubled. Red and green sugar makes nice Christmas cookies