Ginger Drop Cookies Recipe

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"My mother shared the recipe for these soft spice cookies," says Willow River, Minnesota field editor Bethel Walters.

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Ginger Drop Cookies Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch
  • Yield: 33 Servings
15 10 25

Ingredients

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup water

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses and eggs. Combine the dry ingredients; add to the creamed mixture alternately with water. Refrigerate for at least 8 hours.
  • Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: about 5-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 165 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 158 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Ginger Drop Cookies in Taste of Home April/May 2000, p66

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