Delicious Delights: Ginger Snaps

I didn't like ginger snaps for a very long time. I only started to like them when I had my Grandma Nell's soft ones. They are scrumptious!

Ginger Snaps: 
4 1/2 C flour
4 tsp baking soda
2 C brown sugar
1 1/2 C shortening/vegetable oil
2 eggs
2 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cloves
1/2 C molasses

Preheat oven to 375.   

Stir together flour, soda and ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt.

Combine remaining ingredients and beat well.

Add flour mixture all at once. Beat until dough comes together. Dough will be tough.

Roll into 1" balls, then roll in sugar.

Place on cookie sheet & flatten with fork (I didn't flatten them).

Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes.

Do those not look delicious to you?! I was scared I wasn't going to get the awesome crinkles in them, but it worked! I'm happy. No mistakes this time either, it was nice. :)

I learned at work the other day that Ginger Snaps are also called "Wellness Cookies". What?! Then I thought about it and remembered that Ginger Ale cures an upset stomach, so Ginger Snaps would probably do something similar...if the sugar from the cookies didn't upset your stomach in the first place. We also discovered that Ginger Snaps are Chad's mission president's favorite cookie! 

Any other amazing Ginger Snap recipes out there?