Soft ginger cookie. Tastes better after a few days in storage. My mom's recipe.
Ingredients
- 0.33 cups shortening
- 0.5 cups white sugar
- 1 egg
- 0.5 cups molasses
- 0.5 cups water
- 2 cups self-rising flour
- 0.5 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 0.5 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 0.5 teaspoons ground cloves
- 0.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
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1
Cream the shortening, sugar, egg, molasses and water. Mix in the flour, salt, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
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2
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
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3
Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto ungreased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake for about 8 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
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