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Who needs those ginger snaps from a box when you can whip up your very own ginger & molasses beauties at home with this recipe from TheKitchenIsMyPlayground.com?
Cook Time:12 min
Prep Time:1 hours5 min
Total Time:1 hours17 min
Servings: 36
Ingredients:
1 Cup brown sugar
3/4 Cup shortening
1 egg
1/4 Cup molasses
2 1/4 Cup all-purpose flour
2 Teaspoon baking soda
1/4 Teaspoon salt
1 Teaspoon ground ginger
1 Teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 Teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 Cup granulated sugar (for rolling the dough balls)
Preparation:
In a large bowl, mix brown sugar, shortening, egg, and molasses until thoroughly combined. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves; stir dry ingredients into molasses mixture. Cover and chill the dough for 1 hour.
Place granulated sugar in a small bowl. Roll dough into walnut-sized balls; roll each ball in granulated sugar. Place on a very lightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 degrees for a total of 9 - 12 minutes. Part way through baking (see times below), gently shake the cookie sheet and lightly press down on the tops of the baking cookies to produce a crinkled, cracked surface. (FOR LOTS OF SMALL CRINKLES: press cookies down after about 5 minutes of baking. FOR LARGER CRINKLES: Press cookies down after about 7 1/2 minutes of baking. Then continue baking until the total baking time of 9 - 12 minutes is done).
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