Jasper's Ginger Snaps

Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 Tbs. white vinegar
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 3 Tbs. ground ginger

How to Make Ginger Snaps

  1. Place the sugar, molasses and butter in a saucepan, boil 5 minutes.
  2. When slightly cool but still warm, add 1 Tbs. white vinegar. Stir in.
  3. Into a bowl sift flour, salt, baking soda and ground ginger.
  4. While still warm, pour saucepan mixture into a bowl of flour mixture.
  5. Stir well and if needed add more flour until consistency is no longer sticky.
  6. Roll dough into portions that are easy to handle (I usually get 5 or 6 rolls from one batch).
  7. Wrap each roll into saran wrap and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
  8. When chilled, roll the dough into logs and slice about ¼ inch thick.
  9. Place rings on cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 7-8 minutes.
  10. Very important! Remove cookies from sheet as soon as you take them from the oven. If the cookies cook, even slightly, when on the sheet you can’t get them off.