Recipe: Delicious Secret of the Gingersnap Cookies

Secret of the Gingersnap Cookies.

You can have Secret of the Gingersnap Cookies using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Secret of the Gingersnap Cookies

1. Prepare 2 cups of all-purpose flour.
2. It's 1 tablespoon of ground ginger.
3. Prepare 2 teaspoon of baking soda.
4. You need 1 teaspoon of salt.
5. You need 3/4 cup of shortening.
6. You need 1 cup of white sugar.
7. It's 1 of egg.
8. Prepare 1/4 cup of dark molasses.

Secret of the Gingersnap Cookies step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Sift the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon and salt into a mixing bowl. Stir the mixture to blend evenly, and sift a second time into another bowl..
3. Place the shortening into a mixing bowl and beat until creamy. Gradually beat in the white sugar. Beat in the egg, and dark molasses. Put in 1/3 of the flour mixture into the shortening mixture; stir to thoroughly blend. Put in the remaining flour mixture, and mix together until a soft dough forms..
4. Pinch off small amount of dough and roll into 1 inch diameter balls between your hands..
5. Add 1/3 cup white sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon and mix. roll your balls in it, and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet..
6. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, let them cool for 10 minutes..
7. Yeah!.