Gingersnaps

 This was Frieda Giesler's recipe, in the Bountiful 3rd Ward

3/4 C butter

1 C sugar (may sub a little brown sugar)

1 egg

1/4 C molasses

2 C flour

1/2 t salt

1 t ginger

1/2 t cinnamon

1 1/2 t baking soda

Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and molasses Add flour, soda, salt, and spices. Chill and then roll into balls, about the size of a large walnut. Roll in granulated sugar. Bake at 350 on ungreased baking sheet 1 1/2 inches apart for 8-10 minutes, or until cookies have melted and puffed. For crispier cookies, bake until they've flattened down. Cookies form with with perfect rounds with traditional cracks on top. Makes 2 doz.