Gingerbread Cookies

Gingerbread Cookies

Recipe from Betty Sacco (via Chris Coughlin)

Preheat oven to 350

2/3 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 beaten egg

1/4 cup light molasses

2 cups flour

1 tsp salt

1 tbp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp ginger

1 tsp cloves

Cream shortening and sugar

Add egg and molasses and beat well

Add sifted dry ingredients

Mix thoroughly

Roll 1/8" thick on lightly floured surface

Cut with floured cookie cutter

Bake on greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 10 minutes

Makes 6 dozen small about 2 dozen large gingermen

Decorate with powdered sugar frosting as desired.