- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1/2 cup wheat bran
- Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon. Set aside. Mix together until creamy shortening, sugar, and molasses. To this add flour mixture, then bran. Mix until well blended.
- On a large sheet of waxed paper or foil, shape the dough into a roll with a diameter of 2 inches. Wrap the roll securely and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
- Fifteen or twenty minutes before baking time, turn on oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Slice chilled dough 1/8 inch thick and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes or until done.