Ginger Snaps, Snickerdoodles, Ranger Cookies, Great Grandma Z's sugar cookies

Ginger Snaps

3/4 cup shortening or butter

1 egg

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup molasses

Mix well until creamy.

In another bowl mix:  

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking soda

1 TBS ginger

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

Add to butter, sugar mixture. Roll into 1 inch balls . Roll in additional sugar. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes on engrossed cookie sheet. 

Grandma Zieglers Snickerdoodles

1/2 cup shortening plus 1/2 cup butter

Cream together with

1 1/2 cups sugar

2 eggs.

In bowl #2 mix: 2 3/4 cup flour

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp cream of tartar

1/4 tsp salt

Add bowl #2 to bowl #1. Mix well. Make into balls 1 inch. Roll in a smaller bowl of 2 TBS sugar mixed with 1 TBS cinnamon. 

Bake at 400 for 8-10 minutes

Ranger Cookies (Thads favorite before he got all pissy about weight loss)

1 cup shortening

1 cup each white sugar and brown sugar

2 eggs

1 TBS milk

1 tsp vanilla

Mix until creamy. 

In bowl 2 mix together:

2 cups flour

1/2 tsp each baking powder and salt

1 tsp baking soda

Add to bowl 1. Mix well. 

Stir in by hand:

2 cups quick oats

2 cups cornflakes or whites

1 cup coconuts

1 cup sliced almonds

Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 10 minutes.

Grandma Irene Zieglers Sugar Cookies

2/3 cup shortening
1 cup each brown sugar and white sugar
2 eggs
1 TBS milk or cream
1 tsp vanilla

Cream all together. Add
2 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp nutmeg

Mix well. Roll out and use cookie cutters or drop by teaspoons onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar while hot or frost when cool.