Coffee Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup shortening, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 cup molasses
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup coffee, cold
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees, and grease 2 baking sheets.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix all the ingredients together until the dough forms a very thick batter. (try not to use electric mixer).
• 3 stir vigorously with a wooden spoon, mashing the mixture against the side of the bowl if there are any bits of shortening not dissolved in the batter.
• 4 resume stirring until all is mixed thoroughly.
• 5 drop by the teaspoon 2 inches apart onto the baking sheets.
• 6 bake until the edges are firm, and slightly darker than the rest of the cookie, 10-15 minutes.
• 7 cool the cookies on a wire rack or a plate and then put into sealed containers.
• 8 cookies will stay fresh for 3 days.