refrigerator gingersnaps

ingredients

• servings: 5
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1/2 cup wheat bran

recipe

preparation time: 20 mins cook time: 10 mins ready time: 3 hrs 30 mins


• sift together flour, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon. set aside. mix together until creamy shortening, sugar, and molasses. to this add flour mixture, then bran. mix until well blended.
• on a large sheet of waxed paper or foil, shape the dough into a roll with a diameter of 2 inches. wrap the roll securely and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.
• fifteen or twenty minutes before baking time, turn on oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c).
• slice chilled dough 1/8 inch thick and place on ungreased cookie sheet. bake for 10 minutes or until done.