Gingersnaps

Sorry it took so long Martha!!

1 Cup brown sugar
3/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup molasses
1 egg
2 1/4 cups flour
2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
granulated sugar

Preheat oven to 375. Mix brown sugar, shortening, molasses, and egg. Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, clove and salt. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.

Grease cookie sheet lightly. Shape dough by rounded teaspoons into balls. Dip tops into granulated sugar. Place, sugar sides up, about 3 inches apart on cookie sheet. Back 10-12 minutes.