Marla's Soft Ginger Snap Cookies

1/4 to 1/3 cup molasses

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup butter, softened

1/2 cup shortening

2 eggs

2 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp salt

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground cloves

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1/4 cup sugar

Cream molasses, one cup of sugar, butter, shortening and eggs together in a bowl.  Add the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and ginger and mix well together.  You may need to add a little extra flour to get the dough to a consistency that you can work with.  Put the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar into a small dish.  Roll the dough into 1-inch balls then roll in the sugar to coat completely.  Bake at 350* for 7 to 10 minutes.  Pull cookies out of oven and let sit on the cookie sheet for a few minutes before removing to a rack to finish cooling.

Submitted by: LeAnn O.

Theme: Favorite Holiday Cookie