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Molasses Crinkle Cookies

Recipe by Leanne Fuhrmann, Wheelersburg, Ohio
First place, Cookies (Molasses Cookies), 2018

Baking temperature: 350º F
Baking time: 9 - 10 minutes
Yield: 18 cookies

Ingredients
  • ¾ cup shortening
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup light molasses
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. ground cloves
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. ground ginger
Instructions
  1. Cream together shortening and brown sugar.
  2. Stir in egg and molasses and mix well.
  3. Fold in dry ingredients and stir.
  4. Cover and chill until firm (1-2 hours).
  5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  6. Roll dough into uniform balls and roll in white sugar.
  7. Place on lightly greased cookie sheets and gently flatten with bottom of a glass.
  8. Bake 9-10 minutes at 350 degrees.
  9. Leave on cookie sheet one minute until set.
  10. Remove cookies onto wire rack to cool completely.
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