Name: Melissa's Grandma's Ginger Lace Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 60
Ingredients: White sugar - 2 cups; Shortening - 1 ½ cups; Molasses - ½ cup; Eggs - 2; All-purpose flour - 4 cups; Baking soda - 4 teaspoons; Ground cinnamon - 2 teaspoons; Ground ginger - 2 teaspoons; Salt - 1 teaspoon; White sugar, or as needed - 2 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Melissa's Grandma's Ginger Lace Cookies

1. White sugar 2 cups

2. Shortening 1 ½ cups

3. Molasses ½ cup

4. Eggs 2

5. All-purpose flour 4 cups

6. Baking soda 4 teaspoons

7. Ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons

8. Ground ginger 2 teaspoons

9. Salt 1 teaspoon

10. White sugar, or as needed 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Melissa's Grandma's Ginger Lace Cookies

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Beat 2 cups sugar, shortening, and molasses together in a bowl using an electric stand mixer until uniform, making sure not to overbeat. Add eggs and mix for 30 seconds.

3 . Stage

Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture and mix until just combined and dough is stiff.

4 . Stage

Pour 2 tablespoons sugar in a shallow bowl. Form cookie dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in sugar, making sure not to flatten. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies crackle on top for 'lace' design, 6 to 8 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.