Gingersnaps

Originally in the 1994 cookbook

Ingredients

1 1/2 cubes butter or 3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
2 cups flour, stirred and measured
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/4 tsp ground ginger
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cream butter; add sugar gradually. Beat until fluffy.
3. Add egg and molasses, and blend together
4. Stir or sift together flour, baking soda, salt and spices; blend into butter mixture.
5. Roll small portions of dough into balls about the size of walnuts; roll in granulated sugar. Place on ungreased baking sheet about 1 1/2 inches apart.
6. Bake for 8 - 10 minutes or until they have melted and puffed. For crisper cookies, bake until they have flattened.

Cookies will bake down to form perfect rounds with traditional gingersnap cracks on top.