Back in the day spices were expensive—especially in Bermuda, so this old family recipe called for small amounts of spices (1/4 tsp). Nowadays you can be more generous, so I don’t hold back on the cinnamon, ginger and cloves in this recipe. You can easily double the amounts and then I add a dash more of cinnamon. It will smell like Christmas in your kitchen for days!
- Ingredients:
- ¾ cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup molasses
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp each of cinnamon, ginger and cloves
- Directions:
- Beat shortening and sugar together.
- Add eggs and molasses.
- Add flour and spices.
- Roll into balls and then into a bowl of sugar.
- Do not flatten the cookies before baking.
- Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 10–12 minutes.
