Gingersnaps


Marilyne

Here is a very good gingerbread recipe. The dough can be used in many ways, cookies, Christmas decorations or gingerbread house.

Ingredients
1 cup molasses
1/2 cup sugar, white
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vinegar
1 tablespoon baking soda, (do not use baking powder)
1 big tablespoon ground ginger
1/2 tsp. salt
4 cups of flour, you will add after the mixture cools a bit.

Instructions
Boil molasses until it foams up. Put aside. In a large metal bowl, cream shortening, sugar, then add egg, salt, vinegar, soda and ginger. Mix well then add to the mixture the hot molasses. Let cool.

Stir in about 4 cups of flour with a large spoon.

Roll out dough and cut with cookie cutters or gingerbread house pattern.
Bake at 325 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes. Bottom burns easily.

When cool, decorate the cookies. Use white icing and add chocolate chips, candies, etc....

Variations:
Gingerbread Christmas decorations: Before you bake you can make a hole in the top of the gingerbread people and then you will be able to hang them. The cookie decorations can be stored in a metal tin and kept for a few years. Do not eat theses. Store metal tin in your linen closet.

Gingerbread house: Double the recipe if you are making a large gingerbread house.
Check the internet for a pattern or make yourself a gingerbread house pattern from cardboard to use as a pattern. Decorate when cool. Use white icing and add chocolate chips, candies in plastic wrappers, etc....

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