->Molasses 19 <-

3/4 cup shortening (combination of margarine and Crisco)

1 cup granulated sugar (plus extra for rolling)

1/4 cup molasses

1 egg

2 cup flour

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp cloves

1/2 tsp ginger

1/4 tsp mace

1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 375 and grease cookie sheets. Cream together

shortening and sugar. Add molasses and egg. Add dry ingredients

and mix well. Roll dough into 1-inch balls and roll in sugar. Once

they are on the cookie sheet, make an imprint in each cookie with

your thumb and add a bit more sugar to the center. Bake 8-10

minutes.