homemade.

Every once in awhile, we all need a little boost to help make it through the day.   While I will continually advocate that a kind word is always worth sharing, it is my experience that homemade baked goods seem to go the extra mile.  In an attempt to communicate care to my fellow d/hh teachers, I grabbed my moms recipe for ginger snaps, pulled all of the ingredients from my cupboards and baked some cookies in spite of sink full of dirty dishes.  The cookies were received at staff meeting with great enthusiasm and, a whole day later, they are still the talk of the team.  Since my co-workers  have requested this recipe, I figured it had earned its place in cyberspace.  After all, I am sure you know some people who could use a little homemade pick-me-up in there day too!

Ginger Snaps 

3/4 cups shortening 

1 cup sugar 

1/4 cup molasses

1 egg

cream the above ingredients and add: 

1/4 tsp salt 

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp cloves 

1 tsp ginger 

2 tsp vanilla 

2 cups flour 

Mix. Form dough into 1 inch balls.  Roll in sugar, place on cookie sheet and press flat with a glass.  Bake at 325 degrees for 8-10 minutes.   Do not over bake.   Mild Molasses is best.