Snappy Gingersnap Cookies

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Servings: 60 Difficulty: Advanced
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International-style sweet and satisfying dessert that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Snappy Gingersnap Cookies

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 60 Calories: 1187.0

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This International dessert features Shortening, Packed brown sugar, Baking soda, Ground ginger, Ground cinnamon. It delivers sweet, indulgent flavor. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

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  1. Granulated sugar From : Sallie Krebs, Sat 06 Aug 95 04:00, Area: COOKING Philip Maschka, who summers at Iowa's West Lake Okoboji, bakes these spicy molasses classics for the Clay County Fair.
  2. His wife, Ruthann, provides the recipe.
  3. She's shipped the cookies to their children all over the U.S.
  4. In a mixing bowl, beat the shortening with electric mixer for 30 seconds.
  5. Add the brown sugar, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt and cloves; beat till combined.
  6. Beat in the molasses and egg.
  7. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer.
  8. Stir in any remaining flour with a wooden spoon.
  9. Cover and chill the dough for 2 hours or till it's easy to handle.
  10. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll in more granulated sugar.
  11. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
  12. Bake in a 375-F oven for 8 to 9 minutes or till balls set and tops are cracked.
  13. (Don't
  14. bake on lower oven rack and don't overbake.)
  15. Cool cookies on waxed paper or a wire rack (cookies will be softer if cooled on waxed paper).
  16. Philip recommends sampling some while they're warm.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 60

Amount Per Serving
Calories 1187.0kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 48.0g74%
Saturated Fat 16.1g81%
Cholesterol 48.1mg17%
Sodium 2498.9mg105%
Total Carbohydrate 176.1g59%
Dietary Fiber 4.3g18%
Sugars 72.9g
Protein 15.6g32%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: allpurpose, baking, brown, cinnamon, cloves, cookies, dessert, egg, flour, ginger, gingersnap, ground, international, molasses, packed, salt, shortening, snappy, soda, sugar
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