Cookies:
3/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup butter
2 cups sugar
(cream together until mixed. Then add..)
2 eggs
1/4 cup molasses
(sift all dry ingredients together in separate bowl. Mix and add to wet mix until well mixed 3-5 minutes. Chill 1 hour.)
4 cup flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
*Make a mixture of 1/2 cup sugar a 1 tsp. cinnamon. Roll dough into 1-2 tbsp balls and roll in sugar mixture to coat. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-12 minutes. They're done when top of cookie cracks.**
Vanilla Glaze:
2 cups Powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 cup water
dash of salt
Mix together well then brush over cookies after they have cooled a few minutes.