Ginger Cream Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

⅓ cup shortening
½ cup white sugar
1 egg
½ cup molasses
½ cup water
2 cups self-rising flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Nutrition Info

101.8 calories
carbohydrate: 17.2 g
cholesterol: 7.8 mg
fat: 3.2 g
fiber: 0.3 g
protein: 1.3 g
saturatedFat: 0.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 186.3 mg
sugar: 8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Cream the shortening, sugar, egg, molasses and water. Mix in the flour, salt, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon. Cover and chill for 1 hour.

  2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).

  3. Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto ungreased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake for about 8 minutes.

Recipe Yield

4 dozen

Recipe Note

Soft ginger cookie. Tastes better after a few days in storage. My mom's recipe.

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