2 1/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons butter, softened (1 stick )
1/4 cup crisco shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon water
1/4 cup molasses
extra sugar for coating cookies
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour, ginger, ground cloves, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
In a large bowl cream butter, shortening and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat egg into butter mixture then add water and molasses. Gradually stir the flour mixture into the molasses mixture. shape dough into walnut size balls then roll in sugar. Place cookies at least 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet, then flatten dough balls with spoon.
Bake for 7 to 9 minutes depending on your oven. After removing cookies from oven let cool on cookie sheet before transferring them to airtight container. Enjoy!!
P.S. I like to roll these cookies into different colored sugar before baking, then drizzle sugar glaze over them for the holidays.
