Grandma Georgias Molasses Cookies

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This is one of my favorite cookie recipes because it reminds me of childhood and mom baking these for school lunches. I hadn’t had molasses cookies in years and then last year i spent some time with my mother-in-law, vicki, who might just love molasses cookies as much as i do. These are simple to make and the molasses cookies fill the house with the incredible aromas of ginger and cinnamon.

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Steps

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Melt the shortening and let it cool.

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Mix the dry ingredients together.

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Add the sugar , molasses , and egg to the shortening.

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Stir in the dry ingredients and mix until combined.

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Chill until firm.

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Preheat the oven to 375f.

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Form the dough into balls about 1 inch in size.

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Place a little white sugar in a small bowl and roll each ball in the sugar.

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Place the balls about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.

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Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.

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Leave the cookies on the cookie sheet for 3 to 5 minutes.

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The cookies will be soft but they will harden as they cool.

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Ingredients

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vegetable shortening, sugar, molasses, egg, baking soda, all-purpose flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, table salt