Taste of Home
Chewy Ginger Drop Cookies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 15 min./batch
YIELD: about 2-1/2 dozen.
THIS RECIPE originated with my grandmother. My mom, an excellent baker, also made these cookies.
Then I baked them for my family...my daughters made them...and now my granddaughters are making them - a true legacy I'm happy to share.
-Lois Furcron, Coudersport, Pennsylvania
Ingredients
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1/2 cup shortening
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1/2 cup sugar
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup molasses
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1/4 cup water
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Additional sugar
Directions
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1.
In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Combine flour, baking soda, ginger and salt. Combine molasses and water. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture alternately with molasses mixture.
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2.
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 350° for 13-15 minutes or until edges are set. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts
2 each: 174 calories, 7g fat (2g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 86mg sodium, 27g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.
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