Cardamom Snaps

These are the best new cookie recipe I have found.  They make 4 dozen of the most perfectly round and yummily spiced cookies.  They are Cardamom snaps as opposed to ginger snaps.  Cardamom is the same spice they use in chi tea, so they taste like a chi tea cookie, but they are also molasses based so they have holiday cheer as well. Make them, you will fall in love!

Cardamom Snaps Recipe modified from here. 


Ingredients3/4 c       Shortening1c           packed brown sugar1/4c        molasses1             egg2 1/4c     all-purpose flour1tsp       Baking soda2tsp       ground cardamom1tsp       ground cinnamon1/4 c       granulated sugar for rolling
dIRECTIONS1.pRE-HEAT OVEN TO 375.  iN THE BOWL OF AN ELECTRIC MIXER CREAM TOGETHER SHORTENING AND BROWN SUGAR.  aDD MOLASSES AND EGG AND MIX WELL
2. IN A separate MEDIUM BOWL SIFT TOGETHER DRY INGREDIENTS, FLOUR, BAKING SODA, 1 1/2 TSP OF CARDAMOM, AND CINNAMON
3. ADD DRY INGREDIENTS TO WET INGREDIENTS UNTIL JUST COMBINED. IN A BOWL MIX GRANULATED SUGAR AND REMAINING CARDAMOM. SCOOP DOUGH INTO ONE INCH BALLS AND ROLL THEM IN THE SUGAR MIXTURE.  pLACE ON PARCHMENT LINED COOKIE SHEET 2 INCHES APART. 
4.  BAKE FOR 8-10 MINUTES ROTATING HALF WAY THROUGH UNTIL COOKIES ARE SLIGHTLY CRACKED ON TOP. COOL ON COOKIE SHEET FOR TWO MINUTES, THEN TRANSFER TO A WIRE COOLING RACK AND COOL completely.