- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup butter
- 1 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 4 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon clove
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup raw sugar
- cooking spray
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, cream the shortening with the butter. Add the sugar, eggs, and molasses. Cream together. Sift together the flour, baking soda, ground ginger, cinnamon, clove, and salt into a bowl, and add to the creamed ingredients. Roll into 1-inch balls. Roll in raw sugar granules.
- Lightly coat a cookie sheet with cooking spray and place 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes.