Chocolate Swirl Ginger Snaps

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 cups flour
• 2 tsp. soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. ginger
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• 1 tsp. cloves
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 3 Tbsp. powdered cocoa

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Cream together first four ingredients. Sift together flour, soda, salt and spices; NOT COCOA. Stir flour mixture into molasses mixture. Sprinkle cocoa over cookie dough, and stir just enough to swirl chocolate into dough. Roll into 1 inch balls; then roll in sugar. Place on greased cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake for 12 minutes.

By Robin from Washington, IA