MomsMenu.com Recipe Finder Soft Spice Molasses Cookies

1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
1 cup molasses
2 eggs
5 cups sifted flour
2 tsp. freshly ground WATKINS SEA SALT
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. WATKINS GINGER
1 tsp. mace
2 tsp. WATKINS CINNAMON
1/2 tsp. WATKINS CLOVES
1/2 cup sour milk
1 1/2 cups seedless raisins

Cream together shortening, sugar and molasses until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Sift together flour, Salt, soda, Ginger, mace, Cinnamon and Cloves. Add to creamed mixture alternately with sour milk. Beat well. Stir in raisins. Drop from teaspoon onto greased baking sheet. Bake in a a moderately hot oven (375F) 15 minutes. (Makes 7 dozen cookies)

Submitted by Diane Spangenberg