Gingersnaps

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 3 cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
• 4 add the molasses, egg, and vanilla extract and beat until incorporated.
• 5 in a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices. add to the butter mixture and mix until well combined.
• 6 cover and chill the batter for about 30 minutes.
• 7 place about 1 cup sugar in a medium sized bowl.
• 8 when the dough has chilled sufficiently, roll into 1 inch balls.
• 9 then roll the balls of dough into the sugar, coating them thoroughly.
• 10 place on the baking sheet, spacing about 2 inches apart and, with the bottom of a glass, flatten the cookies slightly.
• 11 bake for about 12 - 15 minutes or until the cookies feel dry and firm on top.
• 12 cool on a wire rack.