Ginger Cream Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 8 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 cream the shortening, sugar, egg, molasses and water.
• 2 mix in the flour, salt, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon.
• 3 cover and chill for 1 hour.
• 4 preheat oven to 400 degrees f (205 degrees c).
• 5 drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto ungreased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
• 6 bake for about 8 minutes.