Orange Gingersnaps

12 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 12 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon ground ginger
  • 12 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 12 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 34 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
  • 14 cup dark molasses
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 oranges, rind of, grated
  • coarse sugar, for rolling

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350.
  2. 2
    Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and spices in a mixing bowl and stir well with a fork to blend.
  3. 3
    In a separate bowl, cream the butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy and then beat in molasses,egg and orange rind.
  4. 4
    Beat in the dry ingredients in 3 parts, beating well after each addition,forming a stiff dough.
  5. 5
    Pull off pieces of dough the size of small walnuts and shape into balls.
  6. 6
    Roll each dough ball in the coarse sugar to coat generously and place the balls on ungreased baking sheets about 2 inches apart (cookies will flatten as they bake).
  7. 7
    Bake until the edges of the cookies are flattened and nicely browned, about 10 minutes.
  8. 8
    Transfer to wire racks to cool.

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