Gingerbread Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 egg
1 c. molasses
2 Tbsp. vinegar
5 c. sifted all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp. soda
1 Tbsp. ginger
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ground cloves
red hots

Preparation

Cream shortening, sugar and salt.
Stir in egg, molasses and vinegar; beat well.
Sift dry ingredients; stir into molasses mixture.
Chill for about 3 hours; then roll on lightly floured surface.
Roll to 1/8 inch thickness.
Cut with gingerbread cutter.
Place 1 inch apart on a greased cookie sheet.
Use red hots for faces and buttons.
Bake for about 6 minutes at 375\u00b0. Cool slightly and decorate with confectioners icing.
Makes about 5 dozen.