1 cup sugar
1 cup shortening
1 cup dark molasses
2 eggs
4 cups flour, sifted
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger

preheat oven to 350 degrees. cream together sugar and shortening. add molasses and eggs. mix well. sift together dry ingredients and stir in. put 1/4 cup sugar in a small bowl. dip fingers into the sugar and then pinch off a piece of dough and roll into a 1 1/2″ ball. place dough balls on greased cookie sheet about 3″ apart. bake for 12-15 minutes. if you choose not to bake the cookies right away, the dough will keep in the refrigerator for about one week.