Gingersnaps

Submitted by Mimi in Maine

"Someone brought this cookie to an outing and they were so good I had to get the recipe. Now I'm passing it on. To make these really festive at Christmas, you could dip about one-quarter of it in a melted chocolate (white or dark) and then in sprinkles. They would jazz up a cookie tray and look very pretty."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 4 dozen

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1⁄3 cup molasses
• 1 egg (beaten)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1⁄4 teaspoon clove

directions

1. Cream the shortening and sugar.
2. Add the molasses, egg, and salt and mix well.
3. Add the flour, soda, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves; mix well.
4. This makes a stiff dough.
5. Roll into balls and roll in granulated sugar.
6. Bake on ungreased sheet at 350 degrees for 12 minutes (do not flatten balls on sheet).

Reviews

[LaJuneBug]

My friend made this recipe and gave it to me; I decided to double-check zaar. Really fantastic cookies. He got the recipe from Penzy's recipies, I think from the first volume released. The Penzy's recipe instructions require to chill two hours or overnight. Store in an airtight container for crispy cookeis or in a regular cookie jar for chewy cookies.