gingersnaps ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar for decoration

Recipe

• beat together brown sugar, shortening, molasses, and egg. stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt. cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). grease cookie sheet lightly.
• shape dough by rounded teaspoons into balls. dip tops into sugar. place balls, sugar sides up, about 3 inches apart on the cookie sheet.
• bake 10 to 12 minutes, or just until set. cool on wire racks.