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Molasses cookies (prodigy)

Yield: 40 Servings

Ingredients:

• 1/4 c Molasses
• 1/2 c Shortening
• 3/4 c Dark-brown sugar
• 1 Egg
• 1 c Flour
• 1/2 ts Salt
• 1/2 ts Baking soda MMMMM----------------------OPTIONAL SPICES---------------------------
• 1/4 ts Ground ginger
• 1/4 ts Ground cloves
• 1/4 ts Cinnamon
• 1/4 ts Nutmeg

Instructions:

PREHEAT THE OVEN TO 350F. Mix the molasses shortening brown sugar and egg in a bowl combining well. Mix the flour salt and baking soda together add to the first mixture and blend thoroughly. Arrange by teaspoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheets about 1 inch apart and bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until crisp and lightly browned. FOR SPICED MOLASSES COOKIES: Add ground ginger ground cloves cinnamon and nutmeg to the flour mixture. These come from the new edition of "The Fannie Farmer Cookbook" (Alfred Knopf; 1990) MARION CUNNINGHAM PRODIGY GUEST CHEFS COOKBOOK

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