Molasses Cookies

By: Norman Silver


Ingredients:

4 cups All-Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp tsp Salt
2 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
2 tsp Ground Ginger
1 1/4 tsp Ground Cloves
1 1/4 tsp Ground Cinnamon
1 stick (1/2 cup) Unsalted Butter, softened
1/2 cup Vegetable Shortening
3 1/2 cups Sugar
1/2 cup Unsulfured Molasses
2 large Eggs


Preparations:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees and lightly grease 2 large baking sheets. In a large
bowl whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, ginger, cloves, and cinnamon. In
another large bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter, shortening, and
3 cups sugar until light and fluffy and beat in molasses. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time,
beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture and combine well.
In a small shallow bowl put remaining 1/2 cup of sugar. Form dough into 2-inch balls
and roll in sugar. On baking sheets arrange balls about 4 inches apart and flatten
slightly with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake cookies in batches in middle
of the oven 15 minutes, or until puffed and golden. ( Cookies should be soft.) Transfer
cookies with a metal spatula to racks to cool.