Old fashioned ginger snaps have a chewy center and are full of spicy ginger flavor that goes perfectly with a glass of raw goats or cows milk.
The spices fill your kitchen and home with the smell of Christmas while the cookies are baking.
Ginger has antioxidants and is an herbal aid for the digestion.
What better way to help your digestive system than eating ginger snap cookies? Homemade Ginger Snap Cookies Recipe 1 cup packed raw dark brown sugar ¾ cup lard from pastured pigs ¼ cup blackstrap molasses 1 egg from pastured hens 2 ¼ cups unbleached flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon up to 1 tablespoon ginger 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon up to 1 teaspoon cloves ¼ teaspoon sea salt Dehydrated cane sugar Step 1: Mix together the brown sugar, lard, molasses and egg until creamy.
Step 2: In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and sea salt.
Stir a little at a time into the sugar mixture until well blended.
Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or more.
Step 3: Preheat oven to 375°.
Step 4: Using a teaspoon, scoop up dough into rounded balls and dip into the dehydrated cane sugar.
Place the balls of dough, sugar side up, onto a greased (with lard) cookie sheet.
Bake 10-12 minutes just until set.
Remove from the cookie sheet onto a platter and let cool.
These cookies are chewy and delicious.
And they contain the natural sugars and molasses that still have the minerals and vitamins intact, and a healthy fat that nourishes our bodies.
The spices not only promote health, they are delicious and make your house smell better than using candles.
©2009 Shanna Ohmes