Ginger snappers

By greeneyes718

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tbsp plus 2 tsp ground ginger
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 sticks(3/4 cup) unsalted butter,softened
• 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 1 large egg,at room temp
• 1/4 cup unsulphured molasses
• 1 tbsp freshly grated lemon peel
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 26 whole natural almonds

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350

-Lightly grease cookie sheets
-Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in small bowl
-Beat butter and brown sugar in a medium bowl on medium speed about 2 min until pale and fluffy,scraping bowl twice with rubber spatula
-Beat in egg,then molasses and lemon peel until blended
-With mixer on low add half the flour mixture,beating just until blended,then beat in remaining half
-Rill rounded tablespoonful dough into 1 1/4 in balls
-Roll balls in granulated sugar and place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet
-Press an almond in the center of each
-Bake 14 min or just until puffed and cookies look dry(dont overbake or cookies will become hard)
-Remove and let cool on wire rack