Melissa's Grandma's Ginger Lace Cookies

Name: Melissa's Grandma's Ginger Lace Cookies
Total time: 30
Yield: 60
Ingredients: 2 cups white sugar; 1 ½ cups shortening; ½ cup molasses; 2 eggs; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 4 teaspoons baking soda; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons white sugar, or as needed

Recipe by Vista Verde Ranch from allrecipes.com

Dessert 30 Mins.

Ingredients

60 servings

•

2 cups white sugar
•

1 ½ cups shortening
•

½ cup molasses
•

2 eggs
•

4 cups all-purpose flour

•

4 teaspoons baking soda
•

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
•

2 teaspoons ground ginger
•

1 teaspoon salt
•

2 tablespoons white sugar, or as needed

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Beat 2 cups sugar, shortening, and molasses together in a bowl using an electric stand mixer until uniform, making sure not to overbeat. Add eggs and mix for 30 seconds.
Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt together in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture and mix until just combined and dough is stiff.
Pour 2 tablespoons sugar in a shallow bowl. Form cookie dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in sugar, making sure not to flatten. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake in the preheated oven until cookies crackle on top for 'lace' design, 6 to 8 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.