Ingredients for - Ginger Cream Cookies

1. Shortening ⅓ cup
2. White sugar ½ cup
3. Egg 1
4. Molasses ½ cup
5. Water ½ cup
6. Self-rising flour 2 cups
7. Salt ½ teaspoon
8. Ground ginger 1 teaspoon
9. Ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon
10. Ground cloves ½ teaspoon
11. Ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Ginger Cream Cookies

1 . Stage

Cream the shortening, sugar, egg, molasses and water. Mix in the flour, salt, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon. Cover and chill for 1 hour.

2 . Stage

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).

3 . Stage

Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto ungreased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart. Bake for about 8 minutes.