Old Fashion Molasses Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Sift together flour, soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt. Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and molasses; mix well. Add dry ingredients to the mixture alternately with water, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Drop heaping teaspoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 8 minutes.