| Winter Ginger Snaps
3/4 cup of brown sugar, firmly packed 3 tablespoons of margarine 1/2 cup of molasses 1/4 cup of water 2 3/4 cups of all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon of ground ginger 1 teaspoon of baking soda 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon of ground cloves vegetable cooking spray 2 tablespoons of sugar |
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With an electric mixer, cream brown sugar and margarine. Add molasses and water and continue beating until well blended. Combine flour and next five ingredients, then gradually add to the creamed mixture. Gently form dough into a ball; wrap in plastic and place in freezer for 30 minutes. On a well-floured surface, take chilled dough and roll into 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutters and place cut-out cookies onto greased or spayed cookie sheets; sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 350ºF. for about 9 minutes. Cool on wire racks. This recipe yields approximately 56 cookies.
Nutritional Information Per Cookie: calories: 47; fat: 6 grams; cholesterol: 0 mg; sodium: 44 mg.
Formatted for MC5 12-13-1999 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net |