The Very Best Gingersnaps You Will Ever Make

Ingredients

• 2 Cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper (if possible use mill with very fine grind)
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup white sugar, and a little more for rolling cookies
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Sift all dry ingredients together in a medium bowl
3. In a large bowl, with electric mixer, cream butter and both sugars
4. Add egg, molasses, and vanilla
5. Gradually add in dry ingredients
6. Scoop doug with small to medium ice cream scoop
7. With slightly damp hands, roll dough into balls and then rolls the balls in white sugar
8. Place balls on a pan
9. Bake 12-13 minutes, rotating halfway through
10. Leave on sheet until they set up a little, then transfer to wire rack

Notes

• Makes about 30 cookies