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Ginger Cream Cookies

By: Jeannie Green

"Soft ginger cookie. Tastes better after a few days in storage. My mom's recipe."

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Original Recipe Yield 4 dozen

Ingredients

1/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 cup water
2 cups self-rising flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

Cream the shortening, sugar, egg, molasses and water. Mix in the flour, salt, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon. Cover and chill for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto ungreased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake for about 8 minutes.