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

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15 min.

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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.