Grandma's Gingersnap Cookies

Name: Grandma's Gingersnap Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 60
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking soda; 79 milliliters cinnamon sugar; 59 milliliters dark molasses; 1 egg; 473 milliliters sifted all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 Tbsp ground ginger; 1 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters shortening; 237 milliliters white sugar

Grandma's Gingersnap Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 60 servings with 63 calories, 1g of protein, and 3g of fat each. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up salt, shortening, molasses, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Oven

Sift the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt into a mixing bowl. Stir the mixture to blend evenly, and sift a second time into another bowl.

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Baking Soda

Cinnamon

Ginger

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

Place the shortening into a mixing bowl and beat until creamy. Gradually beat in the white sugar. Beat in the egg, and dark molasses. Sift 1/3 of the flour mixture into the shortening mixture; stir to thoroughly blend. Sift in the remaining flour mixture, and mix together until a soft dough forms. Pinch off small amounts of dough and roll into 1 inch diameter balls between your hands.

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Dark Molasses

Granulated Sugar

Shortening

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Roll

Egg

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Mixing Bowl

Roll each ball in cinnamon sugar, and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.

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Cinnamon Sugar

Roll

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Baking Sheet

Bake in preheated oven until the tops are rounded and slightly cracked, about 10 minutes. Cool cookies on a wire rack. Store in an air tight container.

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