Recipe: Alice Knox's Ginger Snaps

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Recipe: Alice Knox's Ginger Snaps
Posted by: Judy
Date: December 10, 1997
Board: recipelink.com Holiday Recipe Board

This is a recipe I asked for from a friend around 10 years ago. EVERYbody loves these! These are VERY easy.

1 cup sugar (I always use brown)
3/4 cup shortening
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses

mix above ingredients in mixing bowl

2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt

Mix dry ingredients together, add to wet ingredients.

Blend, roll into walnut sized balls.

Bake at 350 for 8 to 10 minutes.

Do not overbake.

**optional, roll in sugar before baking