Gingersnaps

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 3/4 teaspoons ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 combine dry ingredients.
• 2 cream butter and sugar.
• 3 beat in molasses and egg.
• 4 beat in flour mixture.
• 5 wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill (a few hours or overnight) shape chilled dough into 1 inch balls.
• 6 bake on parchment paper lined cookie sheets at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes.
• 7 the cookies will spread and the tops will be crackled and soft looking when done.
• 8 cool on a wire rack.