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Gingersnaps

These Gingersnap Cookies are perfectly crips not he edges and chewy in middle. These cookies are the ultimate Christmas cookies and are perfect for snacking or your holiday cookie platter.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Christmas Cookies, Gingersnap Cookies, Gingersnaps, Homemade Cookies
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Chill 2 hours
Servings 36 cookies
Calories 89 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 egg
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 2 ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • ¼ cup molasses
  • 4-5 tablespoons granulated sugar for decoration

Instructions

  1. In a medium sized mixing bowl, stir together cinnamon, flour, ground cloves, ground ginger, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.
  2. With an electric mixer, beat together butter and brown sugar until creamy.
  3. Add egg and molasses and mix thoroughly.
  4. Pour in dry ingredients a little at a time. Beat starting on low speed and then increasing power to medium combing ingredients until a soft dough forms.
  5. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours in refrigerator.
  6. After dough has chilled, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray or cover 2 cookies sheets with parchment paper or non-stick baking mat.
  7. Measure out the granulated sugar into a small bowl or on a small plate.
  8. With tablespoon small cookie scoop scoop dough into tablespoon sized balls and roll in sugar.
  9. Place dough on baking sheet approximately 2 inches apart.
  10. Bake 10-12 minutes, until tops are slightly cracking, and edges are browned.
  11. Let cool on baking sheet 5 minutes before moving to cooling rack to cool completely.

Recipe Notes

Use a a cookie sheet flat baking sheet with no sides if possible this will allow the heat to circulate around the cookie more evenly. More even heating will help create those crisp edges and perfectly soft middles of these cookies. 

If you want a more sparkly appearance switch the granulated sugar for sanding sugar. The larger granules of the sanding sugar catch the light and give the cookies a more magical shine. 

Nutritional information is estimated. Information will vary based on ingredient choices and serving sizes. 

Nutrition Facts
Gingersnaps
Amount Per Serving (1 cookie)
Calories 89 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 1g
Cholesterol 15mg5%
Sodium 82mg4%
Potassium 53mg2%
Carbohydrates 12g4%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 6g7%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 125IU3%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 13mg1%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.