Eggless Ginger Cookies

Name: Eggless Ginger Cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup white sugar; 1 cup shortening; 1 cup dark molasses; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 4 cups all-purpose flour

7 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar
1 cup shortening
1 cup dark molasses
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
4 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
2

In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and shortening until smooth. Stir in the molasses. Combine the baking soda, ginger,cinnamon and 3 3/4 cups of the flour; blend into the molasses mixture. Add more flour if necessary to make dough stiff enough to roll out. Use remaining flour to dust rolling surface. Roll dough out to 1/4 inch thickness and cut with cookie cutters.
3

Bake for 5 to 7 minutes in the preheated oven. remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.