Gingersnaps - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. shortening
1 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. molasses
1 egg
2 1/4 c. flour
2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. cloves

Preparation

Cream first 3 ingredients together; add egg.
Add the rest of the dry ingredients.
Divide the dough in half.
Roll into long sausages.
Roll in sugar then cut in 1-inch lengths, place on cookie sheet 1 inch apart.