Grandma Shuler'S Ginger Cookies

11 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 c. sugar
  • 1 c. shortening
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. ginger
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1/2 c. dark Karo syrup
  • 1/2 c. molasses
  • 1/4 c. water with 1 tsp. baking soda dissolved in it
  • 5 c. flour

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream sugar, shortening, cinnamon, ginger, ground cloves and salt.
  2. 2
    Add 2 eggs and mix well.
  3. 3
    Add syrup.
  4. 4
    Add molasses and mix. Mix in flour.
  5. 5
    Save about 1 cup flour for rolling dough. Refrigerate dough a couple of hours or more.
  6. 6
    Roll and bake at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes.
  7. 7
    Sugar tops of cookies after they are rolled.

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