This is a recipe from my mother. Our family has been making them for 50 years.
Ingredients
- 0.67 cups vegetable oil
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 0.25 cups molasses
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 0.25 cups white sugar
- 0.5 teaspoons salt
Instructions
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1
Mix oil and sugar thoroughly with electric mixer. Add egg and mix well. Pour in molasses. Sift and add dry ingredients until incorporated.
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2
Roll teaspoonful of dough into ball, drop into sugar to coat.
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3
Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
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