Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2               cups  all-purpose flour
  1         tablespoon  baking soda
     3/4      teaspoon  ginger
     3/4      teaspoon  cinnamon
     3/4      teaspoon  cloves
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
     3/4           cup  shortening -- half butteror
                        -- marger
     1/2           cup  granulated sugar
     1/2           cup  packed brown sugar
  1                     egg
     1/4           cup  light molasses
  2               cups  finely chopped diamond walnuts
                        granulated sugar -- for rolling

Preparation:

Sift flour with soda, spices and salt. Cream shortening, sugars and egg together well. Stir in molasses, then flour mixture. Mix in walnuts. Shape into balls about 1 1/2 inches diameter and roll in sugar. Place about 6 inches apart on well greased baking sheets and flatten to circles about 3 1/2 inches diameter. Bake at 350 degrees F. about 10 to 12 minutes or until tops of cookies spring back when touched lightly. Allow to stand on baking sheet a minutes; using broad spatula, remove to wire cooling rack. Makes about 18 (4 1/2 inch) cookies.

Nutritional Information:

187 Calories (kcal); 9g Total Fat; (42% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 25g Carbohydrate; 10mg Cholesterol; 247mg Sodium