Grandma'S Gingersnap Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
    1 tablespoon ground ginger
    2 teaspoons baking soda
    1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    3/4 cup shortening
    1 cup white sugar
    1 egg
    1/4 cup dark molasses
    1/3 cup cinnamon sugar
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
    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.
    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. Roll each ball in cinnamon sugar, and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased 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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