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Gingersnaps
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 12 Minutes
Ready In: 22 Minutes
Servings: 6
I remember my grandma making these, nothing smelled as good as these when they were baking.
Ingredients:
3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
additional sugar
Directions:
1. Cream shortning and sugar.
2. Beat in egg and molasses.
3. Mix flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and salt.
4. Gradually add to creamed mixture.
5. Roll teaspoons of dough into balls.
6. Dip one side of each ball in sugar.
7. Place, sugar side up, on greased baking sheet.
8. Bake at 350* for 12-15 minutes, or until lightly browned.
9. Cookies will be crinkly.
By RecipeOfHealth.com