Molasses Ginger Cookies

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Dessert, Family, Holiday

Ingredients

3/4 cup butter flavor shortening (Crisco block)

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup molasses

1 egg


2 cups flour

2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground cloves

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp cinnamon


1 cup raisin, golden raisins, or craisins

Directions

Cream first four ingredients

Sift dry ingredients and add to creamed ingredients

Mix in raisins

Roll into 1” balls and roll in sugar (natural sugar preferred)

Bake 8-10 minutes at 350 degrees