Old Time Ginger Snaps
By: Carol Barnes
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 4:25pm

Ingredients




1/4 cup butter
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup molasses
2 teaspoons white vinegar
3 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
3 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
extra sugar for rolling cookies in.

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease cookie sheets. 2 Mix ingred. in order given. 3 Form into small balls. 4 Roll in sugar. 5 Criss cross with fork. 6 Bake 12 minutes. 7 Store in tin box to retain chewy consistency.

About


This recipe comes from the book, "Among Friends", an international collection of 500 Delicious Recipes.
I have made these every Christmas for years.  They are very chewy at first and then become snappy!