Joe Froggers

1 cup sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup dark molasses
1/2 cup water
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
Sugar

Beat 1 cup sugar, the shortening, molasses and water in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except sugar. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm. Heat oven to 375º. Lightly grease cookie sheet. Roll one fourth of dough at a time 1/4" thick on well-floured cloth-covered surface. Cut into 3" rounds. Place about 1 1/2" apart on cookie sheet. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake 10 - 12 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

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