Soft Molasses Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 egg
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. molasses
1/2 c. shortening
1/2 c. hot water
2 tsp. soda, salt and spices (nutmeg, 1/2 tsp. cloves and 1 tsp. cinnamon)
3 c. flour
1 tsp. cream of tartar

Preparation

Combine the egg, sugar, molasses, hot water, soda, salt and spices.
Add the flour and cream of tartar.
Mix ingredients. Drop by spoonful on greased cookie sheet.
Bake 12 minutes at 375\u00b0.