Ginger Creams - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. sugar
1/3 c. shortening
1 egg
1/2 c. light or dark molasses
1/2 c. water
2 c. flour
1 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Preparation

Mix sugar, shortening, egg, molasses and water.
Stir in remaining ingredients.
Heat oven to 400\u00b0.
Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake until almost no indentation remains when touched, about 8 minutes.
Immediately remove from cookie sheet.
Makes 4 dozen.