Molasses Cookies

The cookie jar is empty! Time to get with it and find a good, durable cookie. Can't think of one better than old fashioned molasses cookies. They're easy to make, they keep well, and they're just plain good.

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. While the oven is heating, stir together 2 1/4 c. flour, 2 t. baking soda, 1 t. ground ginger, 1 t. cinnamon, and 1/2 t. ground cloves and 1/2 t. salt.  Now toss in 1 c. of dark brown sugar, 3/4 c. Crisco, 1/4 c. molasses, and 1 egg and beat all the ingredients together.

Roll into little balls, roll lightly in sugar, and put onto a baking sheet, baking each batch for 10 minutes. This recipe will make 48 small cookies.

Enjoy!