Pre heat oven to 350 degrees F

In a large glass bowl add ginger,sugar,shortening,salt,cinnamon,flour,and baking soda now stir ingredients together

In a small bowl add your egg and molasses then stir

Add your wet ingredients to your dry ingredients and stir util mixed well.

In a cereal sized bowl fill it 3/4's of the way with sugar

Roll the doe so it's golf ball size

Roll doe in a bowl of sugar

Now place on a non-stick pan 2 inches apart cook in oven for 12-15 min

Now that you have finished you can enjoy your ginger snaps. I hope this can help you later on when you make more cookies.