Ginger Cream Cookies

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup Crisco
• 3/4 cup butter
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup molasses, light or dark
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons ginger
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Cover a cookie sheet with foil.
2. Cream Crisco, butter and the 2 cups sugar.
3. Mix eggs and molasses.
4. Add flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and ginger. If dough is too soft, chill before spooning out.
5. Roll each spoonful of dough in the 1/2 cup granulated sugar then place on cookie sheet.
6. Bake for 9 to 12 minutes. Do not over-bake. This is a soft centered cookie. Cookies will flatten and crackle on top while baking.