Grandma's Soft Molasses Cookies

Ingredients

190 gr shortening
1 gr salt
16 ml soda
10 gr ginger
5 gr cinnamon
2 gr allspice
200 gr sugar
240 ml molasses
1 egg
600 gr flour
180 gr double strength coffee

Instructions

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Cream together first 7 ingredients (left to right); blend in molasses. Beat in egg; add sifted flour alternately with coffee. Drop from teaspoon onto lightly greased cookie sheets about 5 cm apart. Bake 15 minutes or until done. Yield: 5 dozen.