From, "Little Rock Cooks...Recipes Handed Down from Generation to Generation," published in cooperation with your Daily InBox newsletter.
INGREDIENTS:
TO PREPARE:
Melt shortening in a 2 or 3 quart saucepan over low heat; cool. Add sugar, molasses, and egg; beat well. Sift together soda, flour, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, and salt and add to molasses mixture. Mix well. Chill. Form dough into 1-inch balls, roll in granulated sugar and place on a greased cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
YIELD: 3 dozen
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
TO PREPARE:
Melt shortening in a 2 or 3 quart saucepan over low heat; cool. Add sugar, molasses, and egg; beat well. Sift together soda, flour, cloves, ginger, cinnamon, and salt and add to molasses mixture. Mix well. Chill. Form dough into 1-inch balls, roll in granulated sugar and place on a greased cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes.
YIELD: 3 dozen
