Ginger Cream Cookies

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

1. 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.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).

3. 3

   Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto ungreased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake for about 8 minutes.