Scandinavian Holiday Recipes- Gingersnaps

Gingersnaps

I'm pretty sure we all know what gingersnaps are so I'm not going to explain much about them.  But basically, they are a hard cookie that taste like ginger and many other spices.

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 4 tablespoons sorghum
• 1 egg
• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• sugar for rolling

Recipe:

"Cream butter and sugar. Add sorghum and egg. Sift together dry ingredients; add to butter mixture. Chill at least 3 hours or overnight. Roll into 1-inch balls and then roll in sugar. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees about 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Makes about 2 dozen." (Spencer 156).

Results:

Nothing. They turned out horribly. they resembled nothing like a cookie either.  I replaced sorghum with molasses because the internet said it was okay to.  Clearly it wasn't!  I'm no pro. but something had to be wrong with what I did.  I don't know why it didn't turn out but I know I'm never making that recipe again.  And in case your wondering, I do not recommend it.  But I would like to know, why do recipes not turn out they way they should, even if you do the right replacement methods and measurements?

Bibliography:

Spencer, Michelle Nagle., and Miriam Canter. Scandinavian Holiday Recipes: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, & Iceland. IA City, IA: Penfield, 1989. Print