Mary Ann'S Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
3/4 cup molasses
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup hot water
3/4 cup shortening
5 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground ginger
3 teaspoons baking soda

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Cream sugar, shortening and molasses together. Mix the baking soda into the hot water. Add dry ingredients alternately with the water mixture.
Drop from a spoon onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes. DO NOT BROWN. Frost with a vanilla frosting if desired.