Gingersnaps

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup molasses
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup lard, melted
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 put molasses and ginger in a bowl, add melted butter and sugar, then egg and warm water; sift flour and baking soda and salt; work it into the other ingredients.
• 2 roll out to 1/4 inch thick, and cut in rounds.
• 3 place on parchment lined baking sheets.
• 4 bake at 350f for 15 minutes.