Gingersnaps

I was feeling ambitious and I decided to bake some cookies. My husband requested gingersnaps (they're his favorite, and he does not like to venture beyond what he knows he likes) so I thought I'd share the recipe with you.



Ingredients:

2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbs ginger
1 tsp cinnamon
3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
1/3 cup cinnamon sugar


First, sift together the dry ingredients in a bowl. In a second bowl, cream the shortening, and gradually beat in the white sugar. Beat in the egg and molasses; gradually add the dry ingredients to the shortening mixture, mixing until a soft dough forms.


Pinch off small amounts of dough and roll into 1-inch diameter balls between your hands. Roll the balls in cinnamon sugar and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

The cookies should be rounded with slight cracks running across the tops. This time I baked them on parchment paper, and it was much easier to remove them from the cookie sheet.