Soft Chewy Molasses Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 3/4 cup all vegetable solid shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar, divided
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 350°f.
• 2 mix on low speed electric mixer shortening, molasses, 1 cup sugar and egg. cream mixture.
• 3 slowly add the remaining ingredients except 1/2 cup of sugar. mix on medium (you may need to use your hands to finish).
• 4 get 1/2 cup sugar and pour into plate. by teaspoonful roll dough into ball then into sugar. place each cookie on greased baking sheet. bake 5-10 minutes. you are looking for cookie to puff up and start to crack slightly.
• 5 take out as soon as cookies appear to have cracks allover. this will ensure you have a chewy cookie.