Ginger Snaps

Ginger Snaps

Your friends will be snapping these spicy cookies up for their great ginger bite, but you'll make them because they're done in a snap!

2 c flour (soft)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cin
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cloves
1 tsp ginger

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1/2 c butter, soft
3/4 c packed brown sugar
2 Tbsp molasses
2 tsp fresh ginger
1 egg

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Optional:

3 Tbsp candied ginger
1/4 cup dried cranberries

Oven 350f. Parchment lined cookie sheets. Cream butter and brown sugar; drizzle in molasses while it goes. Whisk dry ingredients together. (Use microplane for nutmeg first, then fresh ginger) Mix fresh grated ginger and egg into butter and sugar, then add in flour mixture. Drop teaspoonfulls of batter onto parchment cookie sheets, and bake for 15 minutes. For snappier snaps, bake 3 min. longer and keep them away from humidity.