Cookies - Ginger Snap (Nabisco)

By Kwasome

Ingredients

• 1 cup Dark Brown Sugar - packed
• 3/4 cup Sugar
• 1/4 cup Molasses
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/4 cup Shortening
• 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 1 Tbs Butter - soften
• 1 Egg
• 1/2 tsp Ground Cloves
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla
• 1/4 cup H2O
• 2- 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
• 2 tsp Baking Soda
• 2 tsp Ground Ginger

Preparation

Step 1

1 Preheat oven to 3550°

2 Cream together the Sugars, Molasses, Shortening, Butter, Egg, & Vanilla in a Lrg. bowl. Beat w/ an electric mixer until smooth

3 In another Lrg. bowl combine the Flour, Baking Soda, Ginger, Salt, Cinnamon & Cloves.

4 Pour the dry mixture into the wet mixture & beat while adding the H2O. Continue to mix until ingredients are incorporated.

5 Measure a heaping tsp. of dough @ a time. Roll the dough into a sphere between the palms of your
hands then press the dough onto the cookie sheet. Flatten to ˜ 1/8” thick.

6 Bake cookies for 10 - 14 mins., or until the edges begin to brown & cookies are crispy when cool.