Soft Gingerbread Cut-Out Cookies

When I was a little girl, our neighbor brought these cookies over during the Halloween season. I absolutely loved them. Soon, I started babysitting for her and later she gave me the recipe. This is a favorite of mine that I try to make every fall. These would also be so good during the Christmas season.

Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup shortening
1 whole egg
1/4 cup molasses
2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon cloves
2 teaspoon soda

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350*. Cream sugar, brown sugar and shortening. Add egg and molasses. Mix. Add remaining ingredients to form a soft dough. Roll dough out to 1/4" and cut to desired shapes. Bake on greased cookie sheets for about 10-12 minutes. Do not overbake. Decorate with cream cheese frosting.