Pepparkakor(Swedish Gingersnaps) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. (1 stick) butter or margarine
2 eggs
1/2 c. molasses
3 1/2 c. sifted Martha White plain flour
2 tsp. soda
1 1/2 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. salt

Preparation

Mix sugar, shortening, butter, eggs and molasses together. Sift together dry ingredients and stir into sugar mixture.
Cover and chill several hours or overnight.