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Gingersnap Cookie Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 3 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg, slightly beaten
  • 1/4 cup light molasses
  • granulated sugar

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350°. Sift flour with salt, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and baking soda. Cream shortening and butter until light and fluffy, gradually adding 1 cup sugar. Blend in egg, molasses, then flour mixture. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll in granulated sugar. Place on ungreased baking sheets and bake 8 to 10 minutes at 350°. Let stand a minute or two before removing from cookie sheets. Makes about 4 dozen gingersnap cookies.

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User Reviews

 5 out of 5
, Member ConquerorWorm

The cookies come out perfectly crispy and cracked. I used regular molasses (because I didn't have light molasses) and had more that I knew what to do with. This was my first time making gingersnaps; they were very simple (I had looked at a lot of gingersnap recipes before deciding on this one). Prep time was fairly quick as well. Bringing some to work to share with the coworkers; if all goes well I may elevate these to my favorite cookie recipe.

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