Soft Molasses Cookies

[Merry Sage]

3/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup molasses
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

Set aside some sugar for rolling unbaked dough in.

Cream together butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg and molasses until well blended.

In another bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, and spices. Stir into the creamed mixture until blended. Chill for 1 hour, or until firm. This is important if your to get soft cookies. I like to leave the dough overnight if possible.

Heat oven to 350°. Lightly grease baking sheets. Shape the dough into small balls about 3/4 inch in diameter. Roll them in sugar and place about 2" apart on your baking sheets. Don't flatten them. They'll spread on their own.

Bake for 8 to 12 minutes, or until set. Cool in pan on a rack for 2 minutes to start firming the baked cookies, then remove them from the pan to a rack to cool completely.

Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

[Noel+]

Thanks, these cookies sound wonderful! And your Autumn theme at your website is lovely!

[Merry Sage]

Thanks Noel. Very kind of you to say so.