Ninja Snaps

Mmmm.... nothing smells better than a house filled with the scent of baking gingerbread cookies. Jakob and I have been making these chewy ginger snaps (renamed "ninja snaps" by Jakob) over the past few years. They have quickly become one of our favorite Christmas cookies!

The players...

2 1/4 cups flour

2 tsp ground ginger

1 tsp baking soda

3/4 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

1/4 tsp salt

3/4 cup margarine/butter

1 cup white sugar

1 egg

1 Tbsp water

1/4 cup molasses

2 Tbsp white sugar (for rolling dough)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Set aside.

2. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine/butter, and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the water and molasses. Gradually stir the sifted ingredients into the molasses mixture.

3. Shape dough into 1 inch balls and roll in remaining sugar.

4. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet.

5. Bake for 8-10 mins in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 mins before removing to a cooling rack. Store in your favorite Christmas tin.

So good you will have to lick the batter spoon! Enjoy!!**This recipe and so many more favorites can also be found on allrecipes.com