ELIZA LARMOUR'S GINGERSNAPS

Eliza Larmour's Gingersnaps image

Provided by Marian Burros

Categories dessert

Time 20m

Yield Sixteen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
1 cup Crisco
1 egg
1/4 cup dark molasses
1 tablespoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ginger
2 cups flour
Additional sugar for rolling

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cream the sugar and shortening. Add the egg and molasses. Add the dry ingredients.
Form the mixture into one-inch balls. Roll the balls in sugar and place them at least one inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12 minutes.
Cool the cookies on the cookie sheet until firm, then remove them carefully with a spatula.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 241, UnsaturatedFat 9 grams, Carbohydrate 29 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 2 grams, SaturatedFat 3 grams, Sodium 243 milligrams, Sugar 17 grams, TransFat 2 grams