Netties Molasses Gingersnaps Recipes

ANNE SEVERSON'S GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• In a stand mixer or food processor, cream together the butter and 1 cup sugar, then add the egg, soda, salt, spices and molasses and mix well.
• Add flour and mix well. Use a bit more flour if the dough seems too sticky - it should be stiff. Shape into a ball and refrigerate for at least 1 .5 hours or overnight.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough into small balls (smaller than a golf ball but bigger than a marble). Rolls balls in a bowl of sugar; set each on an ungreased cookie sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake 11 to 13 minutes, or until puffy. Cool on a wire rack.

HONEY AND MOLASSES GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Combine flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
• Beat white sugar, butter, and egg together in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add molasses and honey and beat for 1 minute. Slowly beat in flour mixture to combine.
• Combine turbinado sugar and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon in a shallow bowl.
• Roll dough into balls using a rounded teaspoon. Roll each in cinnamon-sugar mixture and place on the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 10 minutes. Cool for 1 minute, then transfer to wire racks to finish cooling.

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.

CHEWY NO MOLASSES GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat butter and 1/2 cup white sugar together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until creamy; beat in applesauce, brown sugar, and egg until smooth.
• Mix flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in a separate bowl. Stir flour mixture, 1/2 cup at a time, into butter mixture until dough is sandy but shapeable. Roll dough into balls. Pour 3 tablespoons white sugar into a bowl and roll dough balls in the sugar until coated. Flatten dough balls onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are crisp and lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer cookies immediately to a cooling rack and cool for 3 minutes.

GRANDMA'S GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together the margarine and 1 cup white sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and molasses until well blended. Combine the flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; stir into the molasses mixture to form a dough. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and roll the balls in the remaining sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

NETTIE'S MOLASSES GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Put margarine, brown sugar, molasses, egg, flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, clove, and ginger into mixing bowl and mix.
• Roll into walnut size balls.
• Put about 1/2 cup of regular sugar in cereal size bowl, and 1/2 cup water in ramekin size dish.
• Roll dough ball in sugar.
• Place wide apart on slightly greased cookie sheet; dip a glass into water and flatten the cookie.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes, or until done to your family's preferences.
• NOTE: If it is a dark cookie sheet it will take less time than on a brand new shiny sheet; and if they sit on the hot sheet after removing from oven they will harden even more. Some like these cookies hard but I do not.

EXTRA-SPICY GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Combine the flour, baking soda, and spices in a mixing bowl and set aside. Cream the butter until smooth and fluffy in a mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or using a hand mixer). Add the sugars and mix. Add the molasses and mix. Add the egg whites in 2 batches, mixing to combine after each addition. Add the dry ingredients in three batches, mixing to combine after each addition.
• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread a few tablespoons of granulated sugar on a small plate.
• Roll the dough into 3/4-inch balls, then roll each ball in the sugar until lightly coated. Transfer to parchment lined cookie sheets, leaving 1-inch of space between the cookies. Bake until browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool on wire racks and store in an airtight container.

FINNISH GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat together molasses, brown sugar and butter until mixture is smooth.
• Add cream, ginger, cinnamon, flour, baking powder, salt (if using).
• Continue beating until dough is stiff.
• Chill dough.
• Roll out small portions of dough to 1/4-inch thickness.
• Cut into 3-inch rounds (or if you prefer other shapes).
• Bake in 375-degree F oven for 8-10 minutes.
• Be careful--do not overbrown these cookies.

ELIZA LARMOUR'S GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cream the sugar and shortening. Add the egg and molasses. Add the dry ingredients.
• Form the mixture into one-inch balls. Roll the balls in sugar and place them at least one inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12 minutes.
• Cool the cookies on the cookie sheet until firm, then remove them carefully with a spatula.

SOFT GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Beat 1 cup flour, brown sugar, shortening, molasses, egg, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves in a large bowl until thoroughly combined; stir in remaining 1 1/4 cup flour. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll in white sugar; place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until cookies are set and tops are crackled, 8 to 10 minutes.

MOLASSES GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• In lg. mixing bowl, cream together the shortening, brown sugar, molasses and egg.
• In separate medium-size bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt and spices.
• Gradually add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, blending after each addition, until the dough is evenly mixed.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Put the 1/2 c of sugar in medium-size bowl. Using floured hands, shape the dough into balls the size of whole walnuts. Rol the balls in the sugar, then place them on a lg, lightly greased baking sheet, leaving a couple of inches between them.
• Bake for 8-9 minutes.
• Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 1 minute before transferring them to a cooling rack.

SIMPLE GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Cream margarine, gradually add sugar and beat until fluffy.
• Beat in egg and molasses.
• Add dry ingredients and blend well.
• Form into small balls and place on a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper.
• Flatten with the bottom of a glass.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes or until tops are slightly rounded, crackly and lightly browned.

SNAPPY GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• On your mixer using the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy.
• Add the egg and the molasses and beat until incorporated.
• Scrape down the bowl, then add the remaining ingredients and mix on low speed until everything is combined.
• Do not overmix.
• Using about 1 tablespoon of dough per cookie, roll into balls and place them 2 inches apart on parchment lined pans.
• Bake until flat and evenly browned, about 13 minutes.
• Cool on the pan, the remove to a rack to finish cooling.
• These cookies are best the day they are baked, but will keep for several days.
• Note: You can make the dough ahead, roll into logs, freeze, then slice and bake when you need them.
• That's how I make them.
• Note #2: You can also dip these in chocolate, just half-way up the cookie, to dress them up.

LARA'S TENDER GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat brown sugar and butter until blended. Beat in egg and molasses. Combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves; gradually add to brown sugar mixture and mix well (dough will be stiff). Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours., Preheat oven to 350°. Shape dough into 1 in. balls. Roll in sugar. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. , Bake until set, 9-11 minutes. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks.