Black Pepper Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar ((plus additional sugar for rolling cookies in))
• 1 1/2 cups shortening ((Crisco))
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 level teaspoons cloves
• 2 level teaspoons ginger
• 2 heaping teaspoons cinnamon
• 4 teaspoons baking soda