Ginger Cookies - Cooking with Baba

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups cup of shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups molasses
• 9 cups flour
• 6 tsp baking soda
• 4 tsp ginger
• 1 tsp cloves
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 ⅓ cups water
• ½ cup Approximate cup of white sugar for coating cookies before cooking.