Secret of the Gingersnap Cookies

Name: Secret of the Gingersnap Cookies
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon ground ginger; 2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup shortening; 1 cup white sugar; 1 egg; 1/4 cup dark molasses

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Secret of the Gingersnap Cookies

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Ingredients

20 servings

2 cupsall-purpose flour
1 tablespoonground ginger
2 teaspoonbaking soda
1 teaspoonsalt
3/4 cupshortening
1 cupwhite sugar
1egg
1/4 cupdark molasses

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C)
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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.
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Place the shortening into a mixing bowl and beat until creamy. Gradually beat in the white sugar. Beat in the egg, and dark molasses. Put in 1/3 of the flour mixture into the shortening mixture; stir to thoroughly blend. Put in the remaining flour mixture, and mix together until a soft dough forms.
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Pinch off small amount of dough and roll into 1 inch diameter balls between your hands.
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Add 1/3 cup white sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon and mix. roll your balls in it, and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
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Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, let them cool for 10 minutes.
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Yeah!