TIPPER GORE'S GINGER SNAPS

Tipper Gore's Ginger Snaps image

Contests pitting the baking ability of potential first ladies against each other began in 1992 when Hillary Rodham Clinton got everyone shaking and baking with her infamous cookie comment, discussing working as a lawyer while her husband was governor of Arkansas. ''I suppose I could have stayed home and baked cookies and had teas,'' she said. Her remark created a reactionary cookie contest, the brainchild of Family Circle magazine, which published her chocolate chip recipe and one from Barbara Bush. In 2000, this recipe went up against Laura Bush's Cowboy Cookies.

Provided by Marian Burros

Time 30m

Yield about 4 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup molasses
2 teaspoons white distilled vinegar

Steps:

Heat oven to 325 degrees.
Mix flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and cloves in large bowl.
In large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth and creamy, 1 minute. Gradually beat in sugar. Beat at medium speed until combined, 2 minutes.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each. Beat in molasses and vinegar until combined, 1 minute.
On low speed, beat in flour mixture.
For each cookie, roll 1 rounded tablespoon dough into ball. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. With fork, flatten each, and make cross-hatch pattern.
Bake in oven 15 to 16 minutes, until slightly browned around edges. Remove cookies to rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 106, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 19 grams, Fat 3 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 44 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams, TransFat 0 grams