OLD-FASHIONED CHEWY DOUBLE GINGER COOKIES

      Title: OLD-FASHIONED CHEWY DOUBLE GINGER COOKIES
  Categories: Biscuits
       Yield: 72 Servings
  
     1/2 c  Shortening
       1 c  Sugar
       2 lg Eggs
       1 c  Molasses
   3 1/2 c  All-purpose flour
       1 tb Ground ginger
   1 1/4 ts Baking soda
       1 ts Ground cloves
     1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
     1/2 c  Fine-chopped crystallized
            -ginger
            Sugar
  
   In large bowl, cream together shortening and one cup sugar until
   light and fluffy.  Beat in eggs one at a time; beat in molasses.
   
   Stir together flour, ground ginger, baking soda, cloves and cinnamon;
   stir into creamed mixture in three parts. Mix in crystallized ginger
   until smooth.
   
   Remove dough from bowl and wrap in floured wax paper; refrigerate
   overnight.  (Dough will be quite soft.)
   
   With lightly floured hands, form dough into 1" (2.5 cm) balls; gently
   roll in sugar.  Place about 2" (5 cm) apart on greased baking sheets.
   
   Bake at 350F (180C) for 10 - 12 minutes or just until set. Remove to
   wire racks to cool.
   
   Makes about 6 dozen. I'm not much of a cookie baker because it seems
   so much effort for something that is gobbled down so quickly, but
   these are worth the trouble (I always set some aside for myself, just
   to be sure I'll get some). Guten Apetit!
   
   ~- Nicole
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