Grandma Anna S Gingersnaps Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup Crisco

1 cup Molasses

1 cup Sugar

1/3 cup Hot Water

1 teaspoon Baking Soda

3/4 teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon Cinnamon

2 teaspoons Ginger

4 cups Flour

2 tablespoons Coarse Sugar

Combine first three ingredients (crisco, molasses, sugar)

Mix baking soda into hot water, then add to first three ingredients

Sift flour into a bowl, then add salt, cinnamon, and ginger. Then mix all ingredients.

Create 1 tablespoon size dough balls. Roll top half in coarse sugar if you like.

Bake at 400 degrees for 9 minutes.