Grandmother's Gingersnaps

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream first 4 ingredients until fluffy.
• 2 sift together the 6 dry ingredients and stir into molasses mixture.
• 3 form dough into small balls (1 inch diameter).
• 4 roll balls in granulated sugar.
• 5 place 2 inches apart on cookie sheet.
• 6 bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes.