Cracked Gingersnap Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter, room temp, can use shortening if you prefer
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup dark molasses
• 1/3 cup cinnamon sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 sift the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon and salt into a mixing bowl stir the mixture to blend evenly and sift a second time into another bowl.
• 3 place the butter into a mixing bowl and beat until creamy, gradually beat in the sugar.
• 4 beat in the egg and dark molasses.
• 5 sift 1/3 of the flour mixture into the butter mixture; stir to blend.
• 6 sift in the remaining flour mixture and mix together until a soft dough forms(do not overmix).
• 7 roll dough into 1" diameter balls between your hands.
• 8 roll each ball in cinnamon sugar or just sugar, and place 2" apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• 9 bake until the tops are rounded and slightly cracked, about 10 minutes. cool cookies on a wire rack. store in an air tight container.