Lumberjacks - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
1 c. shortening
1 c. dark molasses (I use Grandmother's molasses)
2 eggs
4 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger

Preparation

Cream sugar and shortening.
Add molasses and unbeaten eggs. Mix well.
Sift dry ingredients together and stir into beaten ingredients and thoroughly mix.
Put 1/4 cup of sugar in a small bowl.
Pinch off a ball of dough the size of a walnut; roll into a ball and dip it into the sugar.
Place on greased cookie sheet about 3 inches apart.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 12 to 15 minutes.
Makes 4 dozen large soft cookies.
Great with cold milk!