Soft Ginger Drops

11 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup soft shortening
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 1 tsp. baking soda dissolved in 1/2 cup hot water
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. ginger
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix together thoroughly the shortening, sugar, egg, molasses. Stir in the soda dissolved in water.
  2. 2
    Sift together the flour, salt, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon.
  3. 3
    Stir into egg mixture. Blend well.
  4. 4
    Chill dough thoroughly.
  5. 5
    Heat oven to 400°, drop by rounded teaspoons onto greased cookie sheet.
  6. 6
    Bake 5 to 6 minutes. Makes 6 dozen or 3 dozen large cookies.

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