MOLASSES CRINKLES

Molasses Crinkles are always a favorite and well received by all.  If you like molasess cookies you will for sure like these.  A childhood favorite, Mother made these cookies many, many times. Still a favorite today.  That 's her hand writing on the recipe card.  Every homemaker had a box of index cards or recipe cards to hand out to copy a recipe.     

Cream together:

1 1/2 cups shortening

2 cups brown sugar

2 eggs

1/2 cup molasses

Sift together:

4 1/2 cups flour

4 tsp soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp cloves

2 tsp cinnamon

2 tsp ginger

Mix all together, and shape into balls and roll in granulated sugar. Place on ungreased baking sheet do not flatten. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.