Soft Molasses Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup molasses
• 4 tsp. soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 6 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp. cloves
• 2 tsp. ginger
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• 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 cup sour milk

Directions:

Cream shortening and sugar. Add molasses and sour milk. Mix dry ingredients with part of flour and add to batter. Mix in rest of flour to stiffen. Roll these into golf-ball sized cookies and place on cookie sheet. Flatten slightly, leaving quite thick. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes.

By Robin from Washington, IA