Cookie Jar Gingersnaps

Name: Cookie Jar Gingersnaps
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 3/4 cup shortening; 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided; 1 large egg; 1/4 cup molasses; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon salt

Cookie Jar Gingersnaps was pinched from <a href="https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/cookie-jar-gingersnaps/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.tasteofhome.com.</a>

"My grandma kept two cookie jars in her pantry. One of the jars, which I now have, always had these crisp and chewy gingersnaps in it. They're still my favorite cookie recipe. My daughter, Becky, used this recipe for a 4-H fair and won a blue ribbon. —Deb Handy, Pomona, Kansas..."

INGREDIENTS

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3/4 cup shortening

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1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided

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1 large egg

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1/4 cup molasses

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2 cups all-purpose flour

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2 teaspoons baking soda

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1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger

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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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1/2 teaspoon salt

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