Home Recipes: Nanny's Molasses Cookies

Directions

1. Cream together shortening with sugar. Fold in molasses, baking soda, salt,ginger, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg. Fold in one-thrid of the flour; mixin half of the lowfat milk. Repeat once. Fold in remaining flour. Form into ball.
2. Chill dough for 4 hrs.
3. On floured surface, roll out half of the dough to 1/4-inch thickness; cutinto 2-1/2 inch rounds. Repeat with remaining dough.
4. Transfer to greased baking sheets; bake in 350F 180C oven for 15 min or possibly till edges are golden. (Can be stored in airtight container forup to 1 week.)