Ginger Snaps II

Ingredients

 * 2 cups flour
 * 2 teaspoons baking powder
 * 2 tablespoons shortening
 * ½ cup molasses
 * ½ tablespoon ginger
 * pinch of salt

Directions

 * 1) Heat the molasses with the shortening.
 * 2) Mix together the flour, baking powder, ginger and salt.
 * 3) Add this mixture to the molasses and shortening.
 * 4) Let cool.
 * 5) Toss when cool on floured pastry board.
 * 6) Roll out thin and cut with biscuit cutter.
 * 7) Place on greased pastry sheet.
 * 8) Bake in moderate oven for about 10 minutes. ginger snaps must be crisp.