Ginger Cookies

From the kitchen of Dorothy O...soft and chewy ginger cookies!

1/2 cup butter
1 cup vegetable oil (Crisco)
2 cups brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup molasses
1/2 tsp salt
4 1/2 cups flour
3 tsp soda
2 tsp ginger
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp ground cloves

Mix butter, oil, sugar, eggs, add molasses and dry ingredients.  Chill.  Roll dough into small balls and dip into granulated sugar.

Bake on parchment or lightly greased pans at 350 degrees for 8-12 minutes.

Makes 8 dozen.