Soft Gingerbread Drop Cookies recipe - from the Our Family Recipes Made From Love and Memories Around the Kitchen Table Family Cookbook

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 1 tbsp. milk
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts