Emily's Cooking Blog

Ingredients:

¾ c. margarine

1 c. white sugar

1 egg

¼ c. molasses

2 c. flour

1 tsp. baking soda

½ tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

½ tsp. cloves

1 tsp. ginger

Directions:

1. Cream margarine and sugar in a large bowl.

2. Add egg and molasses to creamed mixture.

3. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger.

4. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture and stir.

5. Roll dough into 24 balls.

6. Roll balls in sugar.

7. Refrigerate for a few minutes.

8. Bake 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

Source: A. Carnegie

Last Wednesday and Thursday my class made Ginger Sparklers. I was only there for the first or the two days we worked on this lab. Something that went well was mixing the dough. It was done properly and the dough turned out great. Something that didn't go well was staying organized while we were making the cookies. We were all over the place trying to get the ingredients then wash the dishes. Something useful we learned in class was to put the dough together before we chilled it so it would be easier to roll the next day. If I were to make these again, I would do exactly what I did the first day, then actually be there for the second day to help with portioning and pressing he cookies (and eating them!).