Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Cowboy Molasses Cookies

Cream together:
1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar

Add and mix well:
1 cup molasses

add:
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp Cinnamon
3/4 tsp salt
4 1/2 cups flour

Mix well

Dissolve 2 tsp soda in 1 cup of boiling water and add to mixture. Beat up one egg and add last. Mix well.
Drop by teaspoon on cookie sheet and bake at 475 for 10 min. (My grandmother Alice May Hunt Despain)

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