Grandmas Chocolate Molasses Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup cocoa
3/4 cup molasses

Preparation

cream shortening and sugar.
add eggs.
add molasses
sift dry ingredients
add to creamed mixture alternately with milk.
mix until smooth
drop by teaspoon onto greased baking sheets bake 350 degrees no time given 10 minutes molasses burns check
or add nuts and raisins.
you can make peanut butter just decrease shortening to 1/4 add 1/2 c peanut butter.