Gingersnaps

Ingredients:

• 1 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 3 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 tablespoon ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Instructions:

Heat the molasses to the boiling point, then pour it over the shortening. Sift together the flour, baking soda, gingegr and salt, then stir into the mixture. Shape 1/4 of the mixture at a time, keeping the rest of the dough in the refrigerator until you are ready to cut it out. Roll as thin as possible and cut out with a small round cutter. Bake at 350° until crisp and dry, roughly 8 to 10 minutes.