Ginger Snaps

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 egg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons molasses
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger

Recipe

• 1 cream together shortening and brown sugar until well mixed, light, and fluffy.
• 2 beat together well the egg, salt, molasses and then mix these into the above.
• 3 sift together flour, baking soad, ground cloves, cinnamon and ginger.
• 4 add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and combine well.
• 5 chill in the refrigerator a few hours or overnight.
• 6 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 7 after chilled, shape dough into balls about walnut-sized and place balls on a greased cookie sheet, allowing room for expansion. flatten balls with a fork.
• 8 bake in 350-degree oven 12 to 15 minutes. do not let get too brown.
• 9 *recipe also states: i like these cookies thin and crisp. experiment and adapt to suit taste, size and desired consistancy. mine are about 2-1/2" in diameter.