Best 6 Clove Snaps Recipes

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!

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.

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.

CLOVE SNAPS

Steps:

• In a bowl sift together the flour, cloves, cinnamon, pepper, and salt.
• Cream the butter in an electric mixter until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Add the sugar and blend until just combined, scraping the bowl well.
• Add the egg and orange zest and mix until well blended, scraping the bowl as needed.
• Add the sifted dry ingredients all at once and mix on low speed just until the flour is absorbed and the dough starts to come together (about 30 seconds).
• Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead just until the dough forms a smooth mass.
• Flatten into a disk that's abot 1/2 inch thick.
• Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and chill until firm, about 2 hours.
• Heat the oven to 375*F.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough 1/8th inch thick, making sure it isn't sticking to the surface and that it rolls out evenly, lightly sprinkling flour under the dough if needed.
• With a 2 inch round cookie cutter, stamp out shapes.
• Reroll the scraps and stamp out more.
• Set the cookies 1/2 inch apart on parchment lined baking sheets.
• Bake until the cookies are golden around the edges and on the bottoms, about 12 minutes, rotating the baking sheets as needed for even baking.
• Let the cookies cool completely on the baking sheets on racks.
• Store in airtight container.

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.

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.