Jumbo Molasses Cookies

By melissawelch

Ingredients

• 1 Cup Sugar
• 1 Cup Dark Molasses
• 1/2 Cup Shortening
• 1/2 Water
• 4 Cups All Purpose Flour
• 1 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 1/2 tsp Ground Ginger
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp Ground Cloves
• 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp Ground Allspice
• Sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Mix 1 cup sugar, the molasses, shourtening and water. Stir in remaining ingredients excepat sugar. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.

Heat oven to 375. Roll dough 1/4 inch thick on a well floured cloth-coverred board. Cut into 3-inch rounds; sprinkle wiht sugar. Place about 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until almost no indentation remains when touched, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool 2 minutes. Remove form cookie sheet.