One of our favorite Christmas recipes!

Over at Life as Mom

She is having a recipe exchange so I am posting my Gingersnap recipe here for all of you lucky readers!

Gingersnaps

1 1/4 cups Brown sugar

1/2 tsp salt

3/4 cup butter, softened

1 egg

1/4 cup molasses

2 1/4 cup flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp ginger

1/4 tsp ground cloves

Granulated sugar to roll balls into later.

1. Mix brown sugar, salt and butter thoroughly in large mixing bowl.

2. Beat egg and molasses into mixture until light and fluffy.

3. Sift together flour, baking soda and spices.

4. Gradually add flour mixture into sugar mixture.

5. Chill thoroughly (about 4hrs or overnight)

6. Form into 3/4” balls; roll in granulated sugar and place 2” apart on ungreased cookie sheets (I line mine with parchment paper so I don’t have to wash the cookie sheets!)

7. Flatten cookies with bottom of glass tumbler dipped in sugar.

8. Bake at 375° for about 9 minutes or until light golden brown around edges.

9. Remove to cooling rack.

10. Store in airtight container.

Yield about 10 dozen cookies

These cookies spread out so be sure to leave room around them or they will run together.

These are soooo good and yummy much better than commercially made ones and tasty too! Great with a cup of tea!