Classic Gingersnap Cookies 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.

GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat butter and 1 cup sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until creamy. Add egg and beat until smooth. Stir molasses into the butter mixture until completely integrated.
• Sift flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt, and cloves together in a separate bowl; add to the butter mixture and mix until you have a dough. Divide and shape the dough into 36 balls.
• Put 1/2 cup sugar in a wide, shallow bowl. Roll dough balls in sugar to coat and arrange onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until beginning to crisp around the edges, 13 to 15 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED GINGERSNAP COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Place softened butter in a large mixing bowl.
• Add the sugar.
• Cream butter and sugar together until creamy smooth.
• Add the egg.
• Add the molasses.
• Mix again until fully combined.
• In a separate bowl, add the flour.
• Add the baking soda.
• Add the ground cinnamon.
• Add the ground ginger.
• Add the ground cloves.
• Add the salt.
• Whisk all the dry ingredients together.
• Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing well.
• Cover the dough and place in refrigerator to let chill for at least 30 minutes.
• Scoop out dough. Roll in palms of hands and shape into round balls.
• Roll the balls of dough in granulated sugar.
• Place cookie dough on ungreased baking sheet, spacing about 2 inches apart.
• Place in 375F degree oven and bake for 10 minutes until set and tops begin to crack.
• Remove when done and place on wire rack to cool.
• Enjoy!

CLASSIC GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Lightly coat baking sheet with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter and white sugar.
• Add the egg and beat until light and fluffy, then add in the molasses.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon.
• Add flour mixture to the egg mixture and stir until well blended.
• Using a ½ inch cookie scoop, scoop and place cookie dough on baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
• Dip the top of each scoop of cookie dough into raw sugar crystals and place back on baking sheet with the sugar side facing up
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
• Remove from oven, move cookies from baking sheet to wire rack, and let cool.

CLASSIC GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees F.
• Grease a cookie/baking sheet.
• In a bowl cream butter or margarine with 1-1/4 cups sugar until smooth.
• Beat in egg and molasses until blended.
• In another bowl mix flour with ginger powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture and beat until just blended.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls.
• Roll balls generously in sugar to coat.
• Place on cookie/baking sheet about 2-inches apart.
• Bake 8-10 minutes, or until the outsides are crackly looking.
• ***NOTE*** this dough freezes very well, just shape into balls and place on a cookie sheet, freeze and then throw the balls into a freezer bag.

OLD-FASHIONED GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Chill. , Roll into 1-1/4-in. balls and dip into sugar. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for about 10 minutes or until set and surface cracks. Cool on wire racks.

GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease cookie sheets with shortening or cooking spray, or line with cooking parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
• In large bowl, beat brown sugar, shortening, molasses and egg with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with a spoon, until well blended. Stir in remaining ingredients except granulated sugar.
• Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls. Dip tops into granulated sugar. On cookie sheets, place balls, sugared sides up, about 3 inches apart.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or just until set. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Store covered in airtight container.

GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and ginger. In a large bowl, combine the butter and sugar and mix on medium speed until the mixture holds together. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the egg, vanilla, and molasses. Mix on medium speed until incorporated. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl and mix until incorporated, about 1 minute.
• Place the dough on parchment paper and roll out into an 8-inch-long X 1 1/2-inch-wide log. Freeze until firm, up to 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Slice the log into 1/4-inch rounds, place on a baking sheet 1/2 inch apart, and sprinkle with sugar. Bake until the cookies crack slightly on the surface, about 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack.