Best 5 Gingersnap Cookies Soft Chewy Recipes

SOFT & CHEWY GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
• In a large bowl (or in the bowl of a stand mixer) use an electric mixer to beat together butter and sugars until creamy and well-combined.
• Add molasses, vanilla extract, and spices (ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and cayenne pepper) and stir well.
• Stir in egg.
• In a separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Gradually stir dry ingredients into wet until completely combined.
• Scoop dough into 1 ½ Tablespoon-sized balls and roll between your palms to form a smooth ball (if dough is too sticky to manage, you can chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes). Roll cookie dough ball through sugar until it's completely coated and then place on prepared baking sheet, spacing cookies at least 2" apart.
• Bake on 350F (175C) for 10-11 minutes. Allow cookies to cool completely on baking sheet before enjoying.

SOFT AND CHEWY GINGER SNAPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, add the sugar, butter, molasses, and egg and beat on medium until light and fluffy.
• Add in the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and salt, Stir well with a spatula until fully combined.
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.
• Pour approximately 1/2 cup of sugar into a small bowl (for rolling).
• Use a medium cookie scoop to shape the dough into approx. 1" balls. Roll in sugar and place 12 per baking sheet onto your prepared sheets.
• Bake for 9-10 minutes or until just set (they will puff up then flatten while baking).
• Remove from oven and let stand on the cookie sheet for 1 minute before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.
• Enjoy!

BIG SOFT GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and molasses. Combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. , Roll into 1-1/2-in. balls, then roll in sugar. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° until puffy and lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool.

GINGERSNAP COOKIES (SOFT & CHEWY)

Steps:

• Mix the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and cloves well and set aside.
• In another bowl mix with a beater 1 to 2 minutes the sugar, margarine, egg and molasses.
• Add the dry ingredients and mix by hand.
• Take one good size tablespoons of dough (or more to make a bigger cookie) and roll into a ball.
• On a plate put at least a 1/4 cup of sugar.
• Then roll the balls into the sugar.
• Bake at 350 on an ungreased cookie sheet (air-insulated type is the best) for 10 to 12 minutes.

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.