Mariane's Gingersnaps

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

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup corn syrup (karo)
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ginger

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and sugar.
• 2 add egg, syrup and molasses.
• 3 mix in sifted dry ingredients.
• 4 cool dough overnight or at least 4 hours.
• 5 (if you are in a hurry i have put the dough in freezer for 1/2 hour or so.) roll small balls (small tbls) and roll in sugar.
• 6 place on greased cookie sheet.
• 7 bake 350 degrees 10-12 minutes.
• 8 don't overbake.
• 9 note from mariane: i sometimes even use almost 1/3 c each of the syrup and molasses.
• 10 makes them chewier.