Best-Ever Gingersnaps - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. sugar
2 c. all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. ground ginger
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
3/4 c. shortening
1/4 c. molasses
1 egg, slightly beaten
sugar

Preparation

Combine 1 cup sugar, flour, salt, soda and spices; stir lightly.
Cut in shortening to resemble coarse crumbs.
Stir in molasses and egg.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll them in sugar.
Place on ungreased baking sheet; bake at 350\u00b0 for 10 minutes.
Remove from baking sheets immediately (cookies will firm quickly as they cool).
Yield:
about 4 1/2 dozen.