Eggless Ginger Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup dark molasses
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.

In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and shortening until smooth. Stir in the molasses. Combine the baking soda, ginger,cinnamon and 3 3/4 cups of the flour; blend into the molasses mixture. Add more flour if necessary to make dough stiff enough to roll out. Use remaining flour to dust rolling surface. Roll dough out to 1/4 inch thickness and cut with cookie cutters.

Bake for 5 to 7 minutes in the preheated oven. remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.