Nettie's Molasses Gingersnaps

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 3/4 cup margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 put margarine, brown sugar, molasses, egg, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, clove, and ginger into mixing bowl and mix.
• 3 roll into walnut size balls.
• 4 put about 1/2 cup of regular sugar in cereal size bowl, and 1/2 cup water in ramekin size dish.
• 5 roll dough ball in sugar.
• 6 place wide apart on slightly greased cookie sheet; dip a glass into water and flatten the cookie.
• 7 bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes, or until done to your family's preferences.
• 8 note: if it is a dark cookie sheet it will take less time than on a brand new shiny sheet; and if they sit on the hot sheet after removing from oven they will harden even more. some like these cookies hard but i do not.