Best Ginger Snaps Ever Recipes

GRANDMA'S GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Sift the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt into a mixing bowl. Stir the mixture to blend evenly, and sift a second time into another bowl.
• Place the shortening into a mixing bowl and beat until creamy. Gradually beat in the white sugar. Beat in the egg, and dark molasses. Sift 1/3 of the flour mixture into the shortening mixture; stir to thoroughly blend. Sift in the remaining flour mixture, and mix together until a soft dough forms. Pinch off small amounts of dough and roll into 1 inch diameter balls between your hands. Roll each ball in cinnamon sugar, and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until the tops are rounded and slightly cracked, about 10 minutes. Cool cookies on a wire rack. Store in an air tight container.

MOM'S GINGER SNAPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix together the brown sugar, oil, molasses, and egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cloves, cinnamon, and ginger; stir into the molasses mixture. Roll dough into 1 1/4 inch balls. Roll each ball in white sugar before placing 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in preheated oven, or until center is firm. Cool on wire racks.

BEST GINGERSNAPS EVER

Steps:

• 1. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine 2 cups flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, pepper, and salt. Beat margarine, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, and brown sugar at medium speed of a mixer until light and fluffy. Add molasses, and beat 2 minutes. Add egg and egg white, and beat mixture until fluffy. Stir in the flour mixture until well-blended. Shape the dough into a ball with floured hands; add enough of remaining flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent dough from sticking. Wrap in plastic wrap; chill 1 hour.
• 2. Preheat oven to 375°.
• 3. Shape dough into 30 balls with floured hands. Roll balls in 1/4 cup granulated sugar; place 2 inches apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 12 minutes. Immediately remove cookies from pans to a wire rack; cool completely.

THE BEST EVER CHEWY GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large bowl, combine sugar and oil.
• Beat in eggs.
• Stir in molasses.
• In a small bowl combine flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and salt.
• Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients mixing well.
• Place additional sugar in a shallow bowl or on a plate. Shape dough into 1 inches balls and roll into sugar.
• Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes.
• Allow cookies to cool. Store the cookies in a covered container with a slice of bread. It sounds odd but the bread will keep the cookies soft and chewy.

THE BEST RECIPE FOR GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix oil and 1 cup sugar until well combined
• Add egg and molasses and mix until thick
• Place a large sieve over the bowl and flour, baking soda, spices and salt and sift into molasses batter
• Mix the flour mixture into molasses batter with fork JUST until combined
• Place batter in the fridge for 1 hour
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• Roll batter into 1 inch balls and then roll in remaining 1/2 cup sugar to lightly coat
• Bake for 10-12 minutes until flattened and set but not hard. Do not overbake.
• Remove from oven and transfer cookies to a cooling rack to cool.

GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the butter and sugar together on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add in the molasses, egg, baking soda, salt, ginger, and cinnamon. Mix for another 1 minute, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
• Turn the mixer to low and add in the flour. Mix until just combined.
• Place the remaining sugar in a small bowl, set aside.
• Using a medium (2- tablespoon sized) cookie scoop portion out dough. Roll the dough into balls and then roll the balls in the sugar. Place on the prepared baking sheet 2- inches apart.
• Bake for 12-14 minutes until the edges are lightly golden and appear "crinkly".
• Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.

BIG SOFT GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. Combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. , Roll into 1-1/2-in. balls, then roll in sugar. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° until puffy and lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

THE BEST GINGERSNAP COOKIES YOU WILL EVER MAKE

Steps:

• Mix flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and pepper in a medium bowl. I mix the ingredients with a whisk.
• Put the butter in a large bowl of an electric mixer and beat until fluffy. Add the sugar and beat until smooth, stopping to scrape down the sides.
• In a small bowl hand beat the molasses, vanilla and the egg together. When combined add the egg mixture to the butter and sugar mixture until combined.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients a little at a time. Scrape down the bowl as you go.
• When all ingredients are combined turn the gingersnap dough onto a lightly floured surface.
• Divide the dough into two parts. Roll each part into a 2 inch diameter log and wrap in plastic wrap. Once the dough is in the plastic wrap you can roll it more evenly into a log.
• Freeze until ready to use.
• Preheat oven to 350 °. Slice the dough into 1/4 inch rounds. Put sanding sugar on a plate and press one side of the gingersnap into the sugar and place them non-sugared side down on a parchment lined baking sheet.
• Bake for 12-14 minutes. Turning halfway in the oven. They will be soft in the oven but you want them to cool to a hard, crisp cookie.
• Cool on a wire rack and store in an airtight container.

THE BEST GINGER SNAPS EVER

Steps:

• Cream margarine and sugar till fluffy. Add egg and molasses, and beat till combined. Sift together dry ingredients and add to the margarine mixture. Chill AT LEAST one hour. Preheat oven to 350. Roll scant teaspoons of dought into balls. Roll balls into granulated sugar and set on baking sheet one inch apart. Bake for 12-15 minutes.

INCREDIBLY CRISP GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Set racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices in a bowl; stir well to mix. In the bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together on medium speed the butter and sugar for about 5 minutes until very light, fluffy and whitened. Add the egg and continue beating until smooth. Lower speed and beat in half the dry ingredients, then the molasses. Stop the mixer and scrape down bowl and beater. Beat in the remaining dry ingredients. Remove bowl from mixer and use a large rubber spatula to finish mixing the dough. Use a small ice cream scoop to scoop out 1-inch diameter pieces of dough. Roll into balls between the palms of your the hands, then roll in the sugar. Place the balls of dough on the prepared pans leaving about 3 inches all around each, to allow for spreading. Bake the cookies for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until they have spread, the surface has crackled, and they are firm to the touch. Slide the papers from the pans to racks. Store the cooled cookies between sheets of parchment or waxed paper in a tin or platic container witha tight-fitting cover.