Sugar-and-spice gingersnaps

48 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¼ cup Molasses
¾ cup Unsalted Butter Or
Margarine
1 cup Sugar
1 Egg -- well-beaten
2 teaspoons Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ginger
¾ teaspoon Ground Cloves
2 cups Flour Or Enough To Mix Hard
Confectioner's Sugar

Directions

Melt the molasses with the butter or margarine and add the sugar.

Cool, and add the egg. Sift together the dry ingredients, except the confectioners' sugar, and stir into the molasses mixture. Chill thoroughly. Roll into balls, using 1 tsp. of batter. Flatten and bake 8-10 mins on a greased cookie sheet in a 300 F oven. Remove from pan to brown paper. Sift confectioners' sugar over all.

Recipe By : An American Folklife Cookbook - ISBN 0-8052-3914-6 From: Dan Klepach Date: 05-24-95 (159) Fido: Cooking

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