1 Cup Sugar Plus Additional for dipping the cookies
1 Lg. Egg
1/4 Cup plus 1 Tbl. Unsulfured Molasses
2 Cups Flour
1 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. Ground Cloves
1 1/2 tsp. Ground Ginger
1 1/4 tsp. Salt
1 Tbl. Baking Soda
In a large bowl cream together the shortening and 1 cup of the sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy, blend in the egg, the molasses, the flour, the cinnamon, the cloves, the ginger, the salt, and the baking soda, and combine the mixture until it forms a dough. Mound the dough onto a guide, form it into a 2-inch-diameter log, and chill it, wrapped in the paper, for at least 2 hours or overnight. Cut the dough into 1/4-inch-thick rounds, dip one side of each round into the additional sugar, and bake the cookies, sugar sides up, on baking sheets in batches in the middle of a preheated 375 degrees F. oven for 8 minutes. Transfer the cookies to racks and let them cool. Makes about 36 cookies.