Molasses Snaps

by ochorios

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Serve at room temperature with a hot cup of coffee or tea.
store remaining cookies in an airtight container.
yields: 60 (21/2- inch) cookies.

Molasses Snaps recipe - How to make Molasses Snaps

Preparation Time: half an hour Cooking Time: 7 to 8 minutes Total Time: 38 mins 60

Ingredients

Ingredients:
2 cups plain flour (maida)
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ginger (adrak) paste
3/4 cup crisco vegetable shortening
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup curds (dahi)
1/4 cup dark molasses
enough sugar to coat one side of unbaked cookies

Method

Method:
line baking sheets with parchment paper. preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and ginger. set aside.
In a large bowl cream sugar and crisco until smooth and fluffy. add yogurt and molasses and beat well.gradually, add the flour mixture, beating until just incorporated.
Pinch off pieces of cookie dough and shape into 1-inch balls. dip one side of each ball in sugar; coat generously.
Place balls, sugared side up, 2 inches apart, on parchment –lined baking sheets. with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar or the palm of your hand, gently flatten.
Bake in the middle of the oven, one sheet at a time, for 7 to 8 minutes or until tops looked cracked.
Remove from the oven onto a wire rack and cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes. with a metal spatula, transfer cookies onto wire rack and cool completely.

This recipe was contributed by ochorios on 26 Apr 2001

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