Grandma'S Molasses Christmas Crinkles - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 cup shortening (she always used Crisco)
1 cup brown sugar (packed)
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
2 cups flour (sifted)
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup granulated sugar (approximately)

Preparation

Thoroughly mix wet ingredients together - - shortening, sugar, egg and molasses.
Blend all dry ingredients together and then stir into the wet ingredients.
Chill cookie dough for 1 hour.
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Roll dough into balls the size of large walnuts.
Dip tips of balls into sugar.
Place, sugared side up, 3\" apart on a greased baking sheet.
Bake 10 to 12 minutes.