Best & I MEAN BEST Ginger Cookies

So I am salivating at the THOUGHT of getting to eat these cookies!! These have a background story, this a recipe from a friend of a friend kind. I got it from Leslie Davis-Strange and we made thousands, YES thousands of them when we lived traveling doing ministry in Vermont. Everyone who has ever eaten them has asked for the recipe and you are soon about to find out why....Oh my Lord get your self ready for a treat because these are MIGHTY good!!!

They are salty & sweet, that combination is irresistable! They are NOT tough & crunchy like a ginger snap, though if you leave them in the oven too long they can turn into that! They are chewy and yummy! ENJOY!

Ingredients:
3/4 Cup of Butter Flavored Crisco
1 Cup of Sugar
2 Cups of Flour
2 Tsp Ground Cloves
2Tsp Ginger
1 Tsp Cinnamon
2 Tsp Baking SODA
1 1/2 Tsp salt
1 Egg
1/4 Cup Molasses

* Another 1 cup of sugar in a cereal bowl to roll the dough in later.

Directions:

1. Preheat your over to 350 degrees



2. Cream together: Crisco, Sugar, add eggs and Molasses until SMOOTH. Leave alone in mixer.



3. In another separate bowl: Mix Dry ingredients: Flour, All Spices, Baking Soda, & Salt.





4. Slowly add dry mixture to wet mixture in mixer.



5. Roll into WALNUT sized balls, or 1 Inch * Important NOT to make them bigger!



6. Get a bowl and roll into sugar until completely covered.



7. Place on baking sheet and bake for 8 minutes, take out IMMEDIATELY and let cool on pan for three minutes.



8. Take off baking sheet and EAT THEM ALL!