Matthews Gingersnap Cookies 2002

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon clove
• 3/4 cup room temp. butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/3 cup molasses

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl mix dry ingredients.
• 2 in another bowl cream butter, sugar, egg, and molasses, beating well.
• 3 stir in dry ingredients, combine with hands well.
• 4 make into small balls about 1 inch in size.
• 5 roll balls in additional granulated sugar do not flatten cookies, they will flatten as they bake.
• 6 bake in a 350° oven for 10-12 minutes. these bake very fast. test bake a few to see cooking time, crispness and texture that you desire in a snap.
• 7 chewy cookie is less baking time than a crispy cooky.