Chocolate Snappers - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup corn syrup
1/2 cup cocoa

Preparation

Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; set aside.
Beat shortening, sugar, and egg until creamy; add corn syrup and cocoa, mix.
Blend in flour mixture.
Shape into balls using 1 T dough each; roll in granulated sugar.
Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 350* for 15 minutes. Let stand a few minutes before removing from sheets.
Variations: Add 1/4 tsp peppermint extract with the corn syrup, or stir in mint chocolate chips, or semi- sweet.