Swedish Orange Gingersnaps

Categories: Tamwt02

Serves: 60 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 Sticks Unsalted butter
• 1 c Brown sugar
• 1 lg Egg
• 2 tb Molasses; plus
• 1 ts Molasses
• 1 tb Orange juice
• 1 tb Finely-grated orange zest
• 2 3/4 c Flour -; (to 3 cups)
• 1 ts Baking soda
• 1/2 ts Ground cloves
• 2 ts Ground cinnamon
• 2 ts Ground ginger

Instructions:
Cream together the butter and sugar until light. Beat in 1 egg and mix in
the molasses, orange juice, and zest. Sift together the dry ingredients and
stir them into the wet ingredients to make a soft, smooth dough, adding
more flour if dough is too sticky. Knead the dough three times on a lightly
floured board. Shape the dough into 3 logs, about 8-inches long, wrap in
plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight. Preheat oven to
350 degrees. Slice logs into thin circles, less than 1/8-inch thick. Place
on lightly greased baking sheets. Bake cookies for about 8 to 10 minutes.
Remove from oven and transfer cookies to a rack to cool. This recipe yields
5 dozen cookies.