Favorite Cookie: Molasses Crinkles

My favorite comfort food is the cookie. Grandma Minnie Mae taught me how to make peanut butter cookies when I was four years old. It was an instant love affair the cookie. Here's one of my favorites.

Molasses Crinkles

       1. Cream:

 ¾ c shortening   

 1 c brown sugar  

 1 egg

2. Add:

  ¼ c molasses

  2-1/4 c flour

  ½ t cloves

  1 t ginger

  2 t soda

  ¼ t salt 

  1 t cinnamon.

3. Chill dough.  Roll into 1 inch balls, dip tops in white sugar or sanding sugar, place sugar side up on greased cookie sheet, flatten slightly, and bake until set but not hard (8-10 minutes).