Spicy Ginger Cookies

Name: Spicy Ginger Cookies
Total time: 3600 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup Shortening; 2 cup Granulated sugar; 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup Molasses; 4 1/2 cup All-purpose flour; 2 tsp Baking soda; 4 tsp Ground ginger; 1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon; 1 tsp Ground cloves; 1/2 tsp White pepper (optional); 1/4 tsp Salt; 1 cup Coarse or granulated sugar

Andi Perry Gowin @cook_3064577

Poulsbo, Washington

Andi Perry Gowin @cook_3064577

Poulsbo, Washington

Spicy Ginger Cookies

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Ingredients

1 hour

1 1/2 cupShortening
2 cupGranulated sugar
2 largeeggs
1/2 cupMolasses
4 1/2 cupAll-purpose flour
2 tspBaking soda
4 tspGround ginger
1 1/2 tspCinnamon
1 tspGround cloves
1/2 tspWhite pepper (optional)
1/4 tspSalt
1 cupCoarse or granulated sugar

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Steps

1 hour

1

Cream together shortening and 2 cops sugar.
2

Add eggs and molasses, mixing completely.
3

Add dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, pepper, and salt. Mix completely.
4

Roll into balls. 1/2" for small cookies, or as big as 2" for large cookies.
5

Roll in 1/2 cp sugar.
6

Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet for 8-14 minutes, depending on the size of the cookies.
7

Cool on a baking rack.
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Makes 25 large cookies or 80 small cookies.