*Ginger Crinkles

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by TheLoveAddicts

by TheLoveAddicts

Recipe from 1991

Ingredients

- 2 sticks margarine, softened

- 1/3 cup shortening

- 2 cups sugar

- 2 eggs

- 1/2 cup molasses

- 3 teaspoons baking soda

- 1/2 teaspoon salt

- 2 teaspoons cinnamon

- 1/2 teaspoon cloves

- 2 teaspoons ginger

- 4 - 1/2 cups flour

- Sugar

- Powdered Sugar

Directions

- Preheat oven to 350 degrees

- In a mixing bowl, thoroughly cream together the margarine, shortening, sugar, eggs, and molasses. Beat well

- Stir in the baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger. Add the flour and mix well

- Chill

- Shape cookies into 1 inch balls. Roll in sugar.

- Bake for about 12 minutes

- Sprinkle powered sugar over top of warm cookies with shaker or sift through a tea strainer

To Make Ginger Bread Men

- Chill dough

- Roll out on floured board and cut with gingerbread man cookie cutter. Decorate or sprinkle with granulated sugar