Grandma Rosenbrook's Gingersnaps

Ingredients

1 c sugar
2 c flour
1/2 ts salt
2 ts soda
1/2 ts ginger
1 ts cinnamon
3/4 c shortening
1 egg
1/4 c molasses

Instructions

Sift together all the dry ingredients. Cream shortening, egg and molasses. Add dry ingredients. Shape dough into balls, roll in sugar and bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees.