Recipe for Ginger Snaps Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup cold strong coffee or water
Cooking Directions
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Cream together first seven ingredients until smooth.
In another bowl combine the dry ingredients.
Pour the dry mixture into the wet mixture; mix well.
Add the coffee and knead the dough until all ingredients are incorporated and the dough forms into one ball that holds together.
Cut ball into 4 equal pieces.
Divide each pieces into 12 equal pieces.
Wet the palms of your hands
slightly while doing the next step.
Roll the dough into a ball between the palms of your hands then press and flatted the dough onto the cookie (about 1/8-inch thick).
Place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake cookies for 10 minutes (or until edges begin to brown and cookies crisp up when cool).
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