Molasses Drop Cookies

 

1

cup sugar

1/2

cup butter or margarine, softened

1/2

cup shortening

3/4

cup sour cream

1/2

cup mild-flavor molasses

1

egg

3

cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1 1/2

teaspoons baking soda

1/2

teaspoon salt

1

teaspoon ground ginger

1

teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1 Heat oven to 375ºF.
• 2 Mix sugar, butter, shortening, sour cream, molasses and egg in large bowl. Stir in remaining ingredients.
• 3 Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• 4 Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack. Sprinkle with sugar while warm if desired.