Candied Ginger Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3/4 cup chopped crystallized ginger
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening or 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• raw sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine first 5 ingredients
• 2 mix in crystallized ginger.
• 3 in another bowl mix brown sugar, shortening, and butter with electric mixer until fluffy.
• 4 add egg and molasses and beat until blended.
• 5 combine flour mixture and mix until just blended.
• 6 cover and refridgerate at least 1 hour.
• 7 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 8 form dough into balls and dip in raw sugar.
• 9 place on cookie sheets with room to spread.
• 10 bake 10-12 minutes, until cracked on top but still soft.