OLD FASHIONED GINGERSNAP COOKIES

By mszcookie

I love love love gingersnap cookies and make them every year for Christmas.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup light or dark molasses
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground clove
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/4 tsp salt
• additional sugar

Preparation

Step 1

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.

Add egg and molasses; beat well.

Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture.

Mix well. Chill dough until easy to handle. Roll into 1-1/4-in. balls and roll in sugar.

Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes or until edges are firm and surface cracks.

Remove to wire racks to cool.