Molasses Cookies

From Audrey Iverson

Ingredients:

• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 eggs
• 4 cups flour
• 4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. cloves
• 1 tsp. salt

Directions:

1. Mix first four ingredients.
2. Add other (sifted together) ingredients.
3. Roll into balls.
4. Flatten with wet fork.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
6. Frost if desired.

I haven't had molasses cookies in years! I used to make them with my grandma and she would only make them at certain times of the year. I asked her for the recipe a few years back and still hadn't made them until today! Her 80th birthday was today and I couldn't think of what to give her. It wasn't until late last night that I decided to pull out the recipe for these cookies. They are so easy--I had no idea! Eight ingredients (all of which I already had in my cupboards and fridge) and 20 minutes in the kitchen at 6:00 this morning and I had yummy cookies to give to my grandma for her birthday as a reminder of happy memories as Rocky and I wished her many more years of good health (hmm ... maybe cookies aren't the best way to wish this on a person!) and happiness. And FYI--they were just as good as I remembered them being! =)