Ginger Puff Cookies

Name: Ginger Puff Cookies
Ingredients: 3/4 cups Shortening; 1 cup Sugar; 1 whole Egg, Beaten; 1/4 cups Dark Molasses; 2 cups All-purpose Flour; 2 Tablespoons Baking Soda; 1/2 teaspoons Salt; 1 teaspoon Ginger, Ground; 1 teaspoon Cinnamon, Ground; 1/4 teaspoons Cloves, Ground; Coarse Decorator Sugar

11 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

3/4 cups Shortening
1 cup Sugar
1 whole Egg, Beaten
1/4 cups Dark Molasses
2 cups All-purpose Flour
2 Tablespoons Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoons Salt
1 teaspoon Ginger, Ground
1 teaspoon Cinnamon, Ground
1/4 teaspoons Cloves, Ground
Coarse Decorator Sugar

Directions

1

Cream the shortening; add sugar. Add the egg & molasses.
2

Sift the remaining dry ingredients (except the decorator sugar) together. Add dry ingredients to the molasses mixture. Mix until well blended.
3

Chill dough 8 hours.
4

Form into about 1-inch balls and roll in coarse sugar. Place about 2 inches apart on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
5

Bake at 350°F for about 8 minutes for chewy cookies, 10 minutes for crispy cookies.