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Who does not know with Ginger, type tubers with this warm feeling to be a classic pie menu of American society. Suitable eaten during winter. please read the menu, try to make, and feel the warmth of this ginger cake
Old-fashioned ginger snap cookies, made with molasses, butter or margarine, brown sugar, and spices.
globally popular biscuit based snack food, flavored with ginger.
Ginger biscuits, ginger nuts, or ginger snaps are a globally popular biscuit based snack food, flavored with ginger.

These hard twice-baked biscuits are flavored with powdered ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and other spices.[1] They typically measure 2 inches (5.1 cm) in diameter.
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:

    * 2 3/4 cups self-rising flour
    * 1 teaspoon baking soda
    * 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    * 1 teaspoon ginger
    * 1/4 teaspoon cloves
    * 1 cup brown sugar, packed
    * 3/4 cup margarine or butter, softened
    * 1 egg
    * 1/4 cup light molasses

Preparation:
Combine flour, soda, and spices in a bowl and set aside. Cream sugar and margarine. Beat in egg and molasses until light and fluffy. Stir in flour mixture just until blended. Chill for 2 hours or more. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls, roll in granulated sugar, and place on lightly greased baking sheets about 2 inches apart. Flatten each ball with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake about 8 to 10 minutes, until set.
Makes 8 dozen cookies.

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