Mom'S Ginger Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. Crisco
1 c. sugar
1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 egg (unbeaten)
1 c. molasses
1 tsp. salt
4 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. soda
1/4 c. buttermilk

Preparation

Combine first 7
ingredients
and
beat
until\tsmooth. Sift flour and soda together.
Add half of the flour to Crisco mixture and blend.\tBlend in buttermilk.
Add remaining flour. Mix well. Measure out
level\ttablespoons of dough on Crisco-coated baking sheet.
Flatten
cookies by stamping with a flat bottom glass covered with sugar.
Bake
in 350\u00b0 oven for 12 to 15 minutes. Yields:
6 1/2 dozen.