1 c. sugar
3/4 c. shortening (1/2 c. butter, 1/4 c. Spry or Crisco)
1 egg
1/4 c. molasses
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. ginger and cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt and cloves

Mix as usual for cookies. Chill dough. Make into balls the size of a walnut. Press down with a glass dipped in sugar for each cookie. Bake at 350 degrees until brown. These keep well and are so crisp.