Ginger Strips

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 12 cup vegetable oil
• 14 cup molasses
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 1 12 teaspoons baking soda
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 12 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 14 teaspoon ground ginger
• 18 teaspoon ground cloves
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• if desired

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375.
2. In large bowl, mix 1 cup sugar, the oil, molasses, milk and egg with spoon.
3. Stir in remaining ingredients except 4 t. sugar.
4. Divide dough in half.
5. On ungreased cookie sheet, pat half of dough into 14 x 2 inch strip.
6. Cut strip lengthwise in half into two 14 x 1 inch stripes with long knife; using knife, seperate strips at least 3 inches.
7. Flatten strips slightly with fork with 1 t. sugar.
8. Repeat with remaining dough.
9. Bake 12-14 minutes or until edges are light brown and tops appear cracked; cool 15 minutes.
10. Cut each strip crosswise into 1 inch slices; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
11. Store loosely covered.