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Soft Baked Gingersnap Cookies
A soft and delicious gingersnap cookie.
Course:
cookies, Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
72
cookies
Calories:
69
kcal
Author:
Shelly
Ingredients
1
cup
Shortening
1 1/4
cups
Sugar
2
Eggs
1/2
cup
Molasses
3 1/2
cups
Flour
1
teaspoon
Salt
1
tablespoon
Baking Soda
1 1/2
teaspoons
Cinnamon
1
tablespoon
Ground Ginger
Extra Sugar for Rolling
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium sized bowl, add flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and ground ginger. Mix with a whisk until spices and mixed in well.
In a large sized bowl, add the shortening and sugar. With a hand mixer cream them until fluffy.
To the shortening mixture add the eggs and molasses. Mix with the mixer until mixed well.
Add the flour mixture to the shortening mixture and mix with hand mixer until the flour is well incorporated.
Roll dough into teaspoon sized balls and roll in the sugar, to coat all side.
Place on a lined cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes or until the cookies are set and the tops have started to crack.
Remove from oven and let sit on cookie sheet for a few minutes. Then gently move them to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
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Not only is this recipe delicious but only costs about $2 to make too.
Nutrition
Calories:
69
kcal