Taste of Home
Ginger Drop Cookies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch
YIELD: about 5-1/2 dozen.
My mother shared the recipe for these soft spice cookies, and I'm so grateful to have it! —Bethel Walters, Willow River, Minnesota
Ingredients
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1 cup shortening
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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1 cup molasses
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2 large eggs, room temperature
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4 cups all-purpose flour
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2 teaspoons baking soda
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2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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2 teaspoons ground ginger
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup water
Directions
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1.
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.
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2.
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.
Nutrition Facts
2 cookies: 165 calories, 6g fat (2g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 158mg sodium, 25g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.
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