Instructions

• To prepare ginger snaps the ingredients needed are 1 cup of sugar which is brown in color, ¾ cup vegetable oil, ¼ cup molasses, 1 egg, 2 cups of all purpose flour, 2 teaspoons of baking soda, ¼ teaspoon salt, ½ tsp ground cloves powder, 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder, 1 tsp of ground ginger powder. You will also require large mixing bowls, a wooden spoon, cookie sheets, and a wire rack. A 1/3 of a cup of white sugar will be required for decoration.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.In the large mixing bowl mix together brown colored sugar, oil, molasses and the egg.Combine the flour with baking soda.Add the salt to the flour mix.
• Add the cinnamon, clove and ginger powders to the flour mix.Mix well.Add the oil and molasses mix in small quantities to the flour mix stirring all the time.The mixture should be used up completely.The mixture should combine together to become a dough.
• Divide up the dough into 1-¼ inch balls.Roll each ball in white sugar.Place on ungreased cookie sheet keeping a distance of about 2 inches between the balls.Bake for 10-12 minutes in a preheated oven, or till the centers are set.

Cool on the wire racks before serving.