Indulge in the delightful symphony of flavors with our carefully curated collection of crunchy ginger snap recipes. These delectable treats, reminiscent of the classic Arnott's Gingernut, offer a delightful balance of sweet, spicy, and tangy notes that will tantalize your taste buds. With variations ranging from traditional to gluten-free and vegan options, our recipes cater to diverse dietary preferences. Prepare to embark on a culinary adventure as you explore the realm of crunchy ginger snaps, creating irresistible cookies that will surely become a staple in your baking repertoire.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
GINGER SNAPS
Provided by Alton Brown
Categories dessert
Time 45m
Yield about 4 dozen cookies
Number Of Ingredients 12
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.
THE PERFECT GINGER SNAP
Once you try these you will share this recipe with family and friends. These are the most delicious ginger snaps and are very simple to make. They remind me of the ginger snaps I used to buy when I was a child. They are a little crunchy and a little chewy at the same time, spicy but not too spicy for children.
Provided by Debs4real
Categories Dessert
Time 27m
Yield 27-30 cookies, 27-30 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 and line cookie sheet with parchment or a silicone baking liner.
- 2. Cream the Crisco and sugar together with a hand or stand mixer until creamy.
- 3. Add egg and molasses, mix until all are combined.
- 4. Sift the remaining ingredients together, then stir into wet mixture until all are combined and the mixture is uniformed.
- 5. Use a measuring tablespoon and scoop out dough, roll into a ball and place on cookie sheet. Use 2 fingers to flatten them a little.
- 6. Bake 12 -14 minutes, then let cool slightly (about 2 minutes) before placing on wire rack for remaining cool down time. ( about 5 minutes).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 125.2, Fat 6, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 6.9, Sodium 118.9, Carbohydrate 17, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 9.2, Protein 1.2
CRISPY GINGERSNAPS
A thin, spicy gingersnap cookie.
Provided by Larry Goldsmith
Categories Desserts Cookies Spice Cookie Recipes
Time 22m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 9
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 93.8 calories, Carbohydrate 12.7 g, Cholesterol 5.2 mg, Fat 4.5 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 105.2 mg, Sugar 6.9 g
OLD FASHIONED CRUNCHY GINGERSNAP COOKIES RECIPE
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Add the shortening, one-cup sugar, salt, and baking soda to the bowl of an electric mixer and mix until smooth and creamy.
- Add the egg, mix until well incorporated. Add the molasses, and again mix until well incorporated.
- Add the flour, one teaspoon cinnamon and the rest of the spices to the dough and mix until well incorporated. Set aside.
- Add one teaspoon cinnamon and 1/4 cup of sugar to a shallow bowl or pie plate and mix well.
- Use a 1-inch ice-cream scoop or a spoon to make 1-inch dough balls. Drop the dough balls into the sugar-cinnamon mixture and roll around until the balls are coated.
- Transfer the balls to a baking sheet which has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray, lined with parchment paper, or a silicone baking mat. Be sure to leave 1-1/2 inches between the dough balls because they will spread.
- Bake the cookies for 10-11 minutes. Remove the cookies from the oven, use a spatula and place the cookies on a wire rack to cool. Allow the cookies to cool completely before storing in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 55 kcal, Carbohydrate 8 g, Protein 0.4 g, Fat 3 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 1 mg, Fiber 0.1 g, Sugar 4 g, UnsaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 serving
INCREDIBLY CRISP GINGERSNAPS
In 1998, I was invited by Pat Adrian, director of the Good Cook division of the Book of the Month Club, to judge the group's annual office baking contest. There were luscious cakes, pies and cookies of all types, but these gingersnaps were the hands-down winners. Julie Ellis-Clayton, the winner of the contest, was kind enough to share her recipe with me.
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 55m
Yield about 40 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 11
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.
CRUNCHY GINGER SNAPS (SIMILAR TO ARNOTTS GINGERNUT)
Snappy, crunchy, golden brown ginger cookies perfect for dunking. Easy, and very delicious. Because I use Aussie measurements I'll write in teaspoons to avoid international confusion : )))
Provided by RubberDucky AU
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 20m
Yield 60 biscuits, 60 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 180C (350 F) or 170C if using gas or fan forced oven.
- Cream the first three ingredients in a bowl.
- In another bowl, combine the last four ingredients.
- Mix together til combined, but don't overmix.
- Bake teaspoonfuls on a greased tray for 10 mins, or until the entire biscuit is golden brown. If you only cook til it has golden edges you will get a chewy biscuit. It needs to be the same deep golden brown over the whole biscuit.
- Cool for a couple of minutes on the tray, and then lift to a rack. Store when totally cool in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 92, Fat 3.6, SaturatedFat 2.2, Cholesterol 15.1, Sodium 74.8, Carbohydrate 14, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 7, Protein 1.1
GINGER SNAPS
Nabisco's version of this old favorite cookie may not be as big a seller as its much-cloned Oreo. Heck, it's not even close. But if you're a ginger snap fanatic, this recipe will give you a killer clone of the cookie giant's store-bought version that you can whip up in a...uh...snap. And if you're watching the fat, four of these cookies check in with a total of around 2.5 grams of fat. I like to add a touch of fresh ginger to this cookie dough. I also refrigerate the dough overnight to make it easier to scoop. I found this recipe at Top Secret Recipes.
Provided by luvmybge
Categories Dessert
Time 24m
Yield 10 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream together the sugars, molasses, shortening, butter, egg, and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
- In another large bowl combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, salt, cinnamon, and cloves.
- Pour the dry mixture into the wet mixture and beat while adding the water. Continue to mix until ingredients are incorporated. Refrigerate dough until easy to handle.
- Measure a heaping teaspoon of dough at time. Roll the dough into a sphere between the palms of your hands then press the dough onto the cookie sheet. At this point you can roll in granulated sugar if desired. Flatten to about 1/8-inch thick.
- Bake cookies for 10-14 minutes or until edges begin to brown and cookies are crispy when cool.
- Makes 120 (10 dozen) cookies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 345.3, Fat 7.1, SaturatedFat 2.2, Cholesterol 21.6, Sodium 512.1, Carbohydrate 67.3, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 41.1, Protein 3.9
GINGER SNAPS
I received this recipe from the Prescott Journal which actually called them "Nona's World Famous Ginger Snaps". I found some Molasses Krinkles recipes that had the same ingredients but different baking instructions. Since I won't be keeping the paper and do want to try this recipe I'm posting it here. (By the way 4 tablespoons is equal to 1/4 cup)
Provided by Vyrianna
Categories Dessert
Time 15m
Yield 48 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cream together shortening and brown sugar until well mixed, light, and fluffy.
- Beat together well the egg, salt, molasses and then mix these into the above.
- Sift together flour, baking soad, ground cloves, cinnamon and ginger.
- Add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and combine well.
- Chill in the refrigerator a few hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- After chilled, shape dough into balls about walnut-sized and place balls on a greased cookie sheet, allowing room for expansion. Flatten balls with a fork.
- Bake in 350-degree oven 12 to 15 minutes. Do not let get too brown.
- *Recipe also states: I like these cookies thin and crisp. Experiment and adapt to suit taste, size and desired consistancy. Mine are about 2-1/2" in diameter.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 73.7, Fat 3.4, SaturatedFat 0.8, Cholesterol 3.9, Sodium 68.1, Carbohydrate 10.3, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 5.4, Protein 0.8
Tips:
- For chewier ginger snaps, reduce the baking time by a few minutes.
- For crispier ginger snaps, bake for a few minutes longer.
- If you don't have ground ginger, you can make your own by grating fresh ginger.
- Be sure to use molasses, not blackstrap molasses. Blackstrap molasses is too strong and will make the ginger snaps bitter.
- If you don't have baking soda, you can use baking powder instead. Use half the amount of baking powder as baking soda.
- Be sure to chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. This will help the cookies hold their shape.
- Roll the dough out to a thickness of 1/8 inch. If the dough is too thick, the cookies will be too soft. If the dough is too thin, the cookies will be too crispy.
- Bake the cookies in a preheated oven. This will help them bake evenly.
- Let the cookies cool on a wire rack before serving. This will help them crisp up.
Conclusion:
These crunchy ginger snaps are a delicious and easy-to-make treat. They're perfect for enjoying with a cup of tea or coffee. They're also a great gift for friends and family. With a few simple tips, you can make perfect ginger snaps every time. So what are you waiting for? Give this recipe a try today!
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