Molasses cookies

1 cup of sugar
1 cup of crisco
3/4 cup of molasses
2 tsp. soda in 1 cup of boiling coffee
3 cups of flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp salt

Cream together sugar, crisco and molasses. In a separate bowl, mix all dry ingredients. Add coffee mixture to ingredients. then add flour/coffee mixture to all creamed ingredients. refrigerate at least one hour to make it easier to roll out. Cut into (christmas tree) shapes. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Let cool and decorate as you wish.