Soft Molasses Cookies No. 2

Ingredients

• 1 cup molasses
• 1 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup mashed potato
• 1/2 cup sour milk
• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ginger

Instructions

1. 1Heat molasses and add shortening. Cool slightly and add sugar, mashed potato, and sour milk. Mix and sift two cups of the flour with other dry ingredients. Add enough more of the flour to make a dough as soft as can be handled. Chill. Roll to a quarter of an inch in thickness. Cut, and bake in a moderate oven for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.