Description
Recipe from Baked by an Introvert
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup vegetable shortening
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 packed brown sugar (affiliate)
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (affiliate)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar, to roll the cookies in
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- With electric mixer or in large mixing bowl, whip shortening with granulated and brown sugar.
- Add in egg and molasses and mix.
- Add flour, baking powder, soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Mix just until combined. It will be a very soft dough.
- Roll the dough into balls 1 inch in diameter, then roll in granulated sugar and place on greased or parchment lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 8 minutes then remove to wire rack to cool
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 8 mins