[Overtaxed]

Here's the cookie recipe. Sorry I'm late, but I had to go get a tire patched after work. :(

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

Cream together:

3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup molasses (light or dark, to taste)
1 egg

In another bowl, combine together well:

2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/4 teaspoon ginger

Add the dry ingredients to the shorteneing mixture. Mix well. (It'll be like Play-dough). Form into balls, then roll in sugar. Bake 8 to 10 minutes.

[RosieCotton]

Oh, excellent! This is exactly the sort of recipe I was looking for!

Actually, this looks like our favorite molasses cookie recipe, which I don't have on hand. We roll 'em in powdered sugar instead of granulated and call them "Dusty Miller Cookies". I don't have powdered, though, so I'll follow the regular directions.

Woo-hoo! Something to keep me occupied so I don't go [completely] insane!

Sorry about the tire...hope it wasn't too bad!