# The Ultimate Ginger Snap **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-ginger-snap/430262 **Category:** Cafe Society **Created:** [December 16, 2007, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-ginger-snap/430262 "2007-12-16T23:08:06Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 10
### Author: ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir) #### Post date: [December 18, 2007, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-ginger-snap/430262/10 "2007-12-18T14:14:37Z")
Here’s the recipe for my wife’s internationally-famous Carnahan Ginger Drops. They are _incredibly_ good; I’ve been known to request them instead of cake for my birthday. 3/4 cup margerine 3/4 cup shortening 2 cups sugar 2 eggs 1/2 cup light molasses 3 1/4 cups flour 2 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. cloves 2 tbsp. ginger Beat margerine, shortening, sugar and eggs until light and fluffy. Add molasses. Add flour sifted with baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and ginger. Drop by teaspoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8-10 mins. at 375 degrees. Makes about 7 doz. cookies. Enjoy! --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-ginger-snap/430262)._