Hot And Spicy Gingersnaps

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup egg (about 2 eggs)
• 4 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 mix flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, salt and cayenne together.
• 3 beat the butter in a mixing bowl until fluffy.
• 4 add brown sugar and 1/2 cup sugar and blend.
• 5 add the molasses and then the egg whites 1/2 at a time, making sure to mix well after each addition.
• 6 add the flour mixture 1/3 at a time and combine well after each addition.
• 7 spread 4 tablespoons of sugar on a small plate. shape the dough into 3/4 inch balls and roll in the sugar until lightly coated. arrange the balls 1 inch apart on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. bake for 8-10 minutes or until nicely browned. cool on the cookie sheet for two minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 8 *a helpful hint from the jl -- use pretty crystal glasses, dampened with water to press into the dough for pretty, decorative designs on your cookies.