Ingredients:

  • ¾ cup molasses
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 2 ½ cups flour
  • 2 tsp. ginger
  • 1 tsp. cloves
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. salt

Directions:

  1. Combine molasses and white sugar and mix well.
  2. Add shortening and mix well
  3. Add flour, ginger, cloves, baking soda, and salt.
  4. Mix well and divide dough in two.
  5. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for two hours.
  6. Remove from fridge and roll out very thin (1/8”) and place on parchment lined cookie sheet. The thinner you roll them – the snappier they are.
  7. Bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes.
  8. Store in cookie jar or freeze.