Gingersnaps - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup Shortening
1 1/2 cups Sugar
1 Egg
1/4 cup Dark Molasses
2 cups Flour
1 Tbsp. Baking Soda
1/4 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tsp. Ground Cloves
1/2 tsp. Ginger

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350.
Cream together shortening and 1-cup sugar.
Add egg and molasses; beat on low speed until well mixed. Stir together all remaining dry ingredients except 1/2 cup sugar. Add to molasses mixture and mix well.
Form dough into 1-inch balls.
Roll in remaining sugar.
Place 2-3-inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 10 minutes.
Cool on cookie sheets until firm.
Remove carefully with spatula.