Gingersnaps Dipped in White Chocolate

My mom made these when we visited for Thanksgiving and pretty  much everyone (except my niece Elizabeth) LOVED them!  

Funny story: So my mom sent me and my siblings this recipe in an e-mail and a few days later sent an update e-mail because she forgot to list an ingredient.  It made me laugh that the title of the e-mail was "Recipe Alert!!!".  Isn't my mom so cute!?!  I love her and that I have developed the same passion for cooking... now I need to develop all her skills!

Awesome news: My mom and I are getting a recipe organizing software (thank you groupon!) in a few short days that will make it really easy to organize all of our recipes and share them with others (YOU)!  We are both super excited!!!!  And it makes it super easy to make a cookbook!  I have wanted to make a cookbook for the longest time so hopefully this will get me to hunker down and get it done.

(This cookie was made by my mom.  Everything she makes turns out beautiful!)

INGREDIENTS:

2 cups sugar

1½ cups canola oil

2 eggs – room temperature

½ cup molasses

4 cups all-purpose flour

4 tsp. baking soda

2 tsp. ground cinnamon

1 tsp. allspice
3 tsp. ground ginger

1 tsp. salt

Additional sugar for rolling balls of dough

2 pkgs. white Ghirardelli chocolate chips

2 Tbsp. Crisco shortening

DIRECTIONS:

In mixer, combine sugar and oil.  Beat in eggs one at a time.  Add molasses and mix on low speed. Combine the flour, soda, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. 

Shape into ¾ inch balls and rolling sugar.  Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.  Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until cookie springs back when touched lightly. (I baked 325 degrees convection for 9 minutes.)  Remove and place on wire racks to cool.

In a microwave, melt chips until smooth.  (Check and stir after 60 seconds and then heat in 30 second increments until melted.)  Stir in 1 Tbsp shortening to each bag of melted chips.  Dip cookies halfway into the melted chips; allow excess to drip off.  Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.  

*Ghirardelli chocolate can be pricey but you can get it the cheapest at Walmart
–Melanie