Soft Chewy Molasses Cookies

• all vegetable solid shortening3⁄4 cup
• white sugar, divided↗1 1⁄2 cups
• molasses↗1⁄4 cup
• egg↗1
• white flour↗2 cups
• baking soda↗2 teaspoons
• salt↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• cinnamon↗1 teaspoon
• ground cloves↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• ground ginger↗1 teaspoon
• vanilla↗1 teaspoon

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven 350°F.

2. 2

   Mix on low speed electric mixer shortening, molasses, 1 cup sugar and egg. Cream mixture.

3. 3

   Slowly add the remaining ingredients except 1/2 cup of white sugar. Mix on medium (you may need to use your hands to finish).

4. 4

   Get 1/2 cup white sugar and pour into plate. By teaspoonful roll dough into ball then into sugar. Place each cookie on greased baking sheet. Bake 5-10 minutes. You are looking for cookie to puff up and start to crack slightly.

5. 5

   Take out as soon as cookies appear to have cracks allover. This will ensure you have a chewy cookie.