Granny Morgan's Recipes

Recipes / Ginger Snaps

From Granny's collection

Ginger Snaps

  • desserts
  • cookies

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon ginger
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • sugar, for rolling

Directions

  1. Shape into balls and roll in sugar.
  2. Put on a pan and bake at 350°F for 12 minutes.

Notes

  • No separate quantity is given for the sugar used to roll the cookies.
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Ginger Snaps
3/4 Cup shortening
1 Cup wh. sugar
1 egg
1 teas ginger
1 teas Cinnamon
1/4 cup Molasses
2 teas B. soda
1/4 teas salt
1 3/4 [or 2] Cups flour
Roll in ball, roll in sugar, put in pan, bake at 350° oven for 12 min