Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Spray cookie sheets with cooking spray.
- Melt shortening in small saucepan over low heat.
- Pour melted shortening in large bowl and let stand until cool.
- Mix in 1 cup of sugar, molasses and egg.
- Combine dry ingredients (flour-nutmeg) together.
- Stir into shortening/sugar mixture.
- Cover and refrigerate dough for at least 10 minutes.
- Pour additional sugar (about 1/4 cup) in bowl.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll in sugar to coat.
- Place cookies on prepared cookie sheets, 2 inches apart.
- Bake cookies 8-10 minutes or until barely set (will finish setting as they cool).
- Transfer cookies to wire rack to finish cooling.