Chocolate Snappers

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup corn syrup
• 1/2 cup cocoa

Recipe

• 1 combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; set aside.
• 2 beat shortening, sugar, and egg until creamy; add corn syrup and cocoa, mix.
• 3 blend in flour mixture.
• 4 shape into balls using 1 t dough each; roll in granulated sugar.
• 5 bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 350* for 15 minutes. let stand a few minutes before removing from sheets.
• 6 variations: add 1/4 tsp peppermint extract with the corn syrup, or stir in mint chocolate chips, or semi- sweet.