Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Cookies

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Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Cookies

Cream together:

2 cups sugar
1 cup shortening

Add:

2 eggs
1/2 cup molasses

Sift and add to above:

4 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cloves
1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. cinnamon

Wrap tightly and place in refrigerator for several hours. Roll dough thin and cut with cookie cutter. Bake at 325 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Decorate with raisins, red hots, frosting, etc.