BRANDY SNAPS
About twenty 3 ½-inch cookies

Preheat the oven to 300°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper (do not use silicone liners).

Combine in a medium heavy saucepan:

  • 1 stick (4 oz or 115g) unsalted butter
  • ½ cup (100g) sugar or ¼ cup (50g) sugar plus ¼ cup packed (60g) maple sugar
  • ⅓ cup (115g) molasses
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Finely grated zest of 1 lemon or ½ orange
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • Pinch of salt

Stir over low heat until the butter is melted and the mixture is smooth. Remove from the heat and stir in:

  • 1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons brandy

Let cool until firm enough to shape. Roll into ¾-inch balls and arrange about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake 1 sheet at a time until browned on the edges, 12 to 15 minutes, rotating the sheet halfway through. Let cool on the sheet for 2 or 3 minutes, then roll up each still-warm cookie on the handle of a wooden spoon. If some of the wafers cool too much to shape, return the sheet to the oven briefly to warm and soften them.

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