Gingersnap Cookies
- 160 grams Butter
- 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
- 120 grams Brown sugar
- 80 grams Granulated sugar
- 80 ml Black treacle (molasses)
- 1 Egg
- 1 dash Vanilla extract
- 300 grams Plain flour
- 1/2 teapooon Baking soda
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Cinnamon
- 1 tbsp Powdered dried ginger
- 1 dash Powdered nutmeg
- 1 dash Powdered clove
- 1 as required Granulated brown sugar
- Combine and sift the dry ingredients: plain flour, baking soda, salt, powdered cinnamon, nutmeg and clove.
- Soften the butter at room temperature and put in a bowl with vegetable oil and sugar.
- Beat until pale.
- Stir in the black treacle, eggs, and vanilla extract.
- Add the dry ingredients from Step 1 in 2-3 batches to the mixture from Step 3.
- After mixing, bring the mixture together as a dough and chill in the fridge for several hours.
- Spoon 1 tablespoon of the mixture and shape into a ball.
- Roll the balls in the granulated brown sugar.
- Arrange the balls at intervals on a baking sheet lined with baking parchment.
- Press each ball with a flat-bottomed cup to flatten just slightly.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes in an oven pre-heated to 180 C.
butter, vegetable oil, brown sugar, sugar, black, egg, vanilla, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, clove, brown sugar
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/152844-gingersnap-cookies (may not work)