Molasses Crinkles

Allie's Favourite Christmas cookie

Category: Desserts

Cuisine: not set

Ready in 4 hours

by tonerka

Ingredients

3/4 cup Butter

1 cup Brown sugar

1 Egg

1/4 cup molasses

2 1/4 cups All purpose flour

2 tsp Baking soda

1/4 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Ground cloves

1 tsp Cinnamon

1 tsp Ground ginger

Granulated sugar for rolling

Directions

Cream shortening and brown sugar. Stir in egg and molasses and mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cloves, cinnamon, and ginger. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix well. Cover and chill dough for 3 hrs. Roll into balls the size of walnuts. Roll in the granulated sugar. Place 3" apart on greased cookie sheet or on parchment paper. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350F.

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