Christmas Gingersnaps

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup(s) butter or margarine
• 1 cup(s) granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup(s) dark molasses
• 1 egg
• 2 1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda
• 1 tablespoon(s) ground ginger
• 2 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground nutmeg

Preparation

1. Beat butter or margarine (at room temperature) with sugar and molasses; then beat in egg. Mix in flour, baking soda and spices.


2. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and set 2 inches apart on buttered baking sheets. With a flat-bottomed glass dipped in granulated sugar (1/4 cup total), flatten balls to 1/4 inch.


3. Bake in 325 degree oven until cookies spring back when gently pressed in center, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool, then serve, or store up to 1 week. MAKES: 65.