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Gingersnaps Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
3/4 C. vegetable shortening
1 C. sugar, plus extra to roll the cookies in
1 egg
1/4 C. molasses
2 C. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 T. ground ginger
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350ºF and grease some cookie sheets.

Beat together the shortening and 1 C. of sugar. Add the egg and beat until light and fluffy, then add the molasses. Stir and toss together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and ginger, and add to the first mixture, beating until smooth and blended. Roll dough into 1-inch balls, then roll in sugar. Place about 2 inches apart on baking sheets and bake 10-12 minutes, until the cookies have spread and the tops have cracked. Remove from the sheets and cool on a rack.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
Yield: About 40 cookies
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
A thin, crisp, spicy, crinkly-topped gingersnap from The Fannie Farmer Cookbook© (my all-time favorite, go-to cookbook).

 

 

 

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