Mom's Ginger Snaps

Ingredients

• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 0.75 cups vegetable oil
• 0.25 cups molasses
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoons ground cloves
• 0.25 teaspoons salt
• 0.33 cups white sugar for decoration

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2. 2

   Mix brown sugar, oil, molasses, and egg together in a large bowl.

3. 3

   Combine flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt; stir into the molasses mixture.

4. 4

   Roll dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Roll each ball in white sugar before placing 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until center is firm, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on wire racks.