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Gingersnaps a Snap to Make

In the '50s, Pillsbury's Best XXXX Flour cookie pamphlets were graced by four "Merry Miller" cariatures: Freshy, Smoothy, Whitey and Choosy were bakers all bearing a big "X" across their aproned chests. Whitey peers out from the page of one of the pamphlets bearing this fantastically-flavored and easy-to-make Pillsbury gingersnap cookie recipe. Whitey looks like he likes the snaps as much as I do.

Makes 4 1/2 dozen
For gingersnaps:
  • 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp cloves
  • 1/4 tsp ginger
  • 3/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup light molasses
  • 1/2 cup sugar, to coat cookies
    Instructions
    1. Preheat oven to 375. Sift flour, soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and ginger together. Set aside. Cream butter and sugar together. Add egg and molasses and beat well. Blend in dry ingredients and mix thoroughly. At this point, you can chill the dough, covered, to bake later. When ready to bake, roll the dough into balls, scooping 1 rounded teasponful for each. Dip each ball in sugar. Place on a parchment-line cookie sheet and bake at 375 for 9 to 12 minutes.

These are a good choice if you're baking with kids: they'll enjoy rolling the balls in sugar. Gingersnaps are of that class of cookie called "crinkles" or "crackles." The sugar coating causes the cookie surfaces to crinkle or crackle pleasantly as they spread.

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