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Molasses Cookies

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 1/2 t baking soda

Directions

  1. Preheat oven 350
  2. Mix molasses, shortening, brown sugar, and egg in bowl, combining well.
  3. Mix flour, salt, baking soda together, add to the first mixture and blend thoroughly.
  4. Arrange by t's on ungreased cookie sheet about 1'' apart. Bake 6-8 minutes or until crisp and lightly browned.

Spiced Molasses Cookies

  1. Add 1/4 t ground ginger, 1/2 t ground cloves, 1/4 t cinnamon, 1/4 t nutmeg to flour mixture
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