Ginger Snaps II

==Ingredients==
* 2 cups flour
* 2 teaspoons baking powder
* 2 tablespoons shortening
* ½ cup molasses
* ½ tablespoon ginger
* pinch of salt
==Directions==
# Heat the molasses with the shortening.
# Mix together the flour, baking powder, ginger and salt.
# Add this mixture to the molasses and shortening.
# Let cool.
# Toss when cool on floured pastry board.
# Roll out thin and cut with biscuit cutter.
# Place on greased pastry sheet.
# Bake in moderate oven for about 10 minutes.
# Ginger snaps must be crisp.
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