Goodoldgingersnaps Recipes

GINGER SNAPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium mixing bowl whisk together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cardamom, clove and salt. Place the brown sugar and butter into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on low speed until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the molasses, egg and fresh ginger and beat on medium for 1 minute. Add the crystallized ginger and using a rubber spatula, stir to combine. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until well combined. With a 2-teaspoon sized scoop, drop the dough onto a parchment lined half sheet pan approximately 2-inches apart. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 12 minutes for slightly chewy cookies or 15 minutes for more crisp cookies. Rotate the pan halfway through cooking. Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to stay on the sheet pan for 30 seconds before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with all of the dough. Store in an airtight container for up 10 days. If desired, you may scoop and freeze the cookie dough on a sheet pan and once frozen, place in a resealable bag to store. Bake directly from the freezer as above.

CRISPY GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream the shortening and sugar. Add the egg and beat until light and fluffy, then stir in the molasses. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon. Add to the egg mixture and stir until well blended. Roll bits of dough into 1 inch balls. Dip each ball in sugar and place on cookie sheet, sugared side up about 2 inches apart.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until cookies have spread and tops have cracked. Let cool on wire rack.

GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° for soft, chewy cookies or 325° for crispy cookies. Grease two cookie sheets or line them with parchment.
• In a medium bowl, blend together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the brown sugar and butter. Beat on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. Add the molasses and egg then blend on medium speed for 1-2 minutes until well combined.
• Slowly add the flour mixture and mix on low speed for 1 to 2 minutes until combined (be sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl to ensure all the batter is blended well).
• Place rounded teaspoons of dough on the prepared cookie sheets, spacing them 1 ½ inches apart.
• Bake the cookies in the center of the oven at 350° for 8-10 minutes for chewy cookies or at 325° for 12-15 minutes for crisp cookies
• Remove from oven and cool on wire cooling racks.

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.

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.

GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and molasses. In another bowl, whisk together the next 6 ingredients; gradually beat into creamed mixture, and mix well. Refrigerate, covered, for at least 4 hours., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into balls; roll in additional sugar. Place 2 in. apart on lightly greased baking sheets., Bake until edges are lightly browned and tops are set and starting to crack, 8-10 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.

GOOD OLD GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Sift first six ingredients together.
• Cream sugar and shortening; add egg and molasses.
• Add dry ingredients and mix well.
• Form walnut-sized balls and roll in a little sugar.
• (can refrigerate if a little sticky, or use a bit of flour).
• Place on greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes.

GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix brown sugar, shortening, molasses and egg.
• Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves and salt.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• After chilling, heat oven to 375F; Lightly grease cookie sheet.
• Shape the dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls, then dip tops into granulated sugar.
• Place balls, sugared sides up, about 3 inches apart on cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or just until set (Do not overbake!).
• Remove from cookie sheet, and cool on wire rack.