Gingersnaps Like No Other (find The Secret Ingredient!)

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons ginger
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 cream shortening and sugar; add eggs and molasses, mixing well.
• 3 add dry ingredients and continue mixing. dough should form a ball.
• 4 cover bowl with plastic and pop in the fridge for 20-30 minutes until dough is pliable.
• 5 form dough into 1-inch balls; roll in extra sugar (you can skip this step, but why would you want to?).
• 6 place on ungreased cookie sheet, about two inches apart. they will spread out, so you don't need to press them down.
• 7 bake 12-13 minutes until top is crackly. cool on rack, then store in covered container.
• 8 during humid weather: store in tightly sealed container or they will get very limp and bedraggled.