Classic Gingersnap Cookies

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

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• sugar, for rolling

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 grease a cookie/baking sheet.
• 3 in a bowl cream butter or margarine with 1-1/4 cups sugar until smooth.
• 4 beat in egg and molasses until blended.
• 5 in another bowl mix flour with ginger powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture and beat until just blended.
• 6 roll dough into 1-inch balls.
• 7 roll balls generously in sugar to coat.
• 8 place on cookie/baking sheet about 2-inches apart.
• 9 bake 8-10 minutes, or until the outsides are crackly looking.
• 10 ***note*** this dough freezes very well, just shape into balls and place on a cookie sheet, freeze and then throw the balls into a freezer bag.