Chewy Cranberry Gingers

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/3 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger
• 1 cup sugar (plus more for coating)
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup whole berry cranberry sauce

Recipe

• 1 combine everything except cranberry sauce. blend well.
• 2 stir in cranberries, mixing thoroughly.
• 3 chill dough at least one hour.
• 4 shape into balls. coat with additional sugar. put on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 5 bake at 375 for 12-15 min; watch them because time will depend on the size. recipe calls for a "rounded teaspoon". i usually make my cookies bigger than that.
• 6 when done, remove from cookie sheet immediately.