Gingersnaps

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3/4 cup shortening or 3/4 cup cooking oil
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl combine about half of the flour and all of the brown sugar, shortening or oil, molasses, egg, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves.
• 2 beat with an electric mixer on medium to high speed til thoroughly combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. beat or stir in the remaining flour.
• 3 shape the dough into 1 inch balls. roll the balls in sugar to coat.
• 4 place cookies 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 5 bake in a 375 oven for 8 to 10 minutes or til edges are set and tops are crackled.
• 6 cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute. remove cookies and cool on a wire rack.