Maple-Spice Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup dark maple syrup (Grade B)
2 large eggs
4 cups unbleached flour
2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
granulated sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F.
Grease a baking sheet.
Cream the shortening, brown sugar and granulated sugar in a large bowl until fluffy.
Beat in the maple syrup and eggs, one at a time.
Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and salt in a medium-sized bowl.
Add the flour mixture to the shortening mixture, a little at a time, and mix until well blended. The dough will be sticky.
Sprinkle granulated sugar onto a sheet of wax paper.
Roll the dough into 1 1/2-inch balls and dip the tops into the sugar.
Place the balls 2-inches apart on the baking sheet.
Bake for 12 to 13 minutes, or until light golden brown and the center is set; do not overbake.
Let cool on baking sheet for 1 minute.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.