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Soft Molasses Cookies

Ingredients & Directions


1 c Sugar 4 1/2 c Flour
1 c Shortening 3 tb Flour
1 Egg 4 ts Baking soda
1 c Molasses 2 1/2 ts Ginger
1 c Sour milk or buttermilk

Mix sugar, shortening, egg and molasses in bowl. Then mix flour,
soda, salt and ginger together. Add milk & flour one after another;
blend together. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake
7 minutes in 350F. This recipe is from my grandmother in Nova
Scotia’s recipe box.

Yields
1 servings