Best 9 Good Old Gingersnaps Recipes

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Indulge in the delectable world of classic gingersnaps, a quintessential treat that has tantalized taste buds for generations. These crisp and chewy cookies, characterized by their distinct spicy-sweet flavor, are a delightful symphony of warm spices, rich molasses, and a touch of tangy citrus.

Our curated collection of gingersnap recipes offers a delightful array of variations to suit every palate and preference. From the traditional gingersnaps that evoke nostalgic memories to innovative takes infused with unique flavors, this article has a recipe for every gingersnap enthusiast.

Whether you're a seasoned baker looking to expand your repertoire or a novice yearning for a sweet and satisfying treat, our comprehensive guide will lead you through the enchanting world of gingersnap baking. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a culinary journey that will leave you craving more of these irresistible delights.

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

OLD FASHIONED GINGERSNAP COOKIES RECIPE



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These Old Fashioned Gingersnap Cookies are good any time of the year, but they're especially good at Christmas time. They just make your kitchen smell like Christmas while they bake.

Provided by Steve Gordon

Categories     Cookies

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 11

3/4 cup Butter, softened
1 cup Granulated Sugar
1 Egg, large, at room temperature
1/4 cup Molasses
2 cups All-Purpose Flour
2 teaspoons Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ground Ginger
1 teaspoon Ground Cloves
1/4 teaspoon Salt
Additional sugar for rolling cookie dough in.

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!

OLD-FASHIONED GINGERSNAPS



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I discovered this recipe many years ago, and it's been a favorite among our family and friends since. Who doesn't like cookies during the holidays? -Francis Stoops, Stoneboro, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 25m

Yield about 4 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 11

3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1/4 cup molasses
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
Additional sugar

Steps:

  • In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Chill. , Roll into 1-1/4-in. balls and dip into sugar. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for about 10 minutes or until set and surface cracks. Cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 150 calories, Fat 8g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 29mg cholesterol, Sodium 211mg sodium, Carbohydrate 19g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

GINGER SNAPS



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Provided by Alton Brown

Categories     dessert

Time 45m

Yield about 4 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 12

9 1/2 ounces all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground clove
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
7 ounces dark brown sugar
5 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature
3 ounces molasses, by weight
1 large egg, room temperature
2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger
4 ounces finely chopped candied ginger

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.

GRANDMA'S GINGERSNAP COOKIES



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This melt-in-your-mouth ginger cookie recipe that I received from my grandmother has been enjoyed in my family since 1899.

Provided by Marie Ayers

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Gingersnap Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
¼ cup dark molasses
⅓ cup cinnamon sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  • Sift the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt into a mixing bowl. Stir the mixture to blend evenly, and sift a second time into another bowl.
  • Place the shortening into a mixing bowl and beat until creamy. Gradually beat in the white sugar. Beat in the egg, and dark molasses. Sift 1/3 of the flour mixture into the shortening mixture; stir to thoroughly blend. Sift in the remaining flour mixture, and mix together until a soft dough forms. Pinch off small amounts of dough and roll into 1 inch diameter balls between your hands. Roll each ball in cinnamon sugar, and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
  • Bake in preheated oven until the tops are rounded and slightly cracked, about 10 minutes. Cool cookies on a wire rack. Store in an air tight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 121.2 calories, Carbohydrate 17.5 g, Cholesterol 6.2 mg, Fat 5.4 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 1.4 g, Sodium 126.3 mg, Sugar 8.2 g

GRANDMA'S GINGERSNAPS



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This was my mother-in-law's recipe and my husband's favorite. Shorten or lengthen the cooking time for a softer or crisper cookie.

Provided by RAMB

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Spice Cookie Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 10

¾ cup margarine
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
¼ cup molasses
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup white sugar for decoration

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 100.2 calories, Carbohydrate 15.5 g, Cholesterol 5.2 mg, Fat 4 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 149 mg, Sugar 9.7 g

INCREDIBLY CRISP GINGERSNAPS



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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

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/4 cup molasses
1/2 cup sugar in a shallow bowl, for finishing

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



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Gingersnaps are a versatile cookie, perfect for serving up as a holiday treat or indulging with morning coffee. Try our Gingersnaps cookie recipe packed full of flavors like molasses, cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Don't forget to dip the dough into granulated sugar before baking for a crackly and sugary top. Can't get enough of these? Try this gingersnaps recipe year-round with a side serving of ice cream, fresh fruit or sorbet.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup molasses
1 egg
2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt
Granulated sugar

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 80, Carbohydrate 11 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 70 mg, Sugar 6 g, TransFat 1/2 g

DIPPED GINGERSNAPS



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I get tremendous satisfaction making and giving time-tested yuletide treats like these soft, chewy cookies. Dipping them in white chocolate makes much-loved gingersnaps even more special. -Laura Kimball, West Jordan, Utah

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 14-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups sugar
1-1/2 cups canola oil
2 large eggs, room temperature
1/2 cup molasses
4 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking soda
3 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
Additional sugar
2 packages (10 to 12 ounces each) white baking chips
1/4 cup shortening

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, combine sugar and oil. Beat in eggs. Stir in molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Shape into 3/4-in. balls and roll in sugar. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° until cookies spring back when touched lightly, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. , In a microwave, melt chips and shortening; stir until smooth. Dip cookies halfway into the melted chips or drizzle with mixture; allow excess to drip off. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 47 calories, Fat 2g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 2mg cholesterol, Sodium 44mg sodium, Carbohydrate 6g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

GOOD OLD GINGERSNAPS



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I've been baking since I was a teenager and these were the first cookies I ever made. Favorites to this day! Just so you know; it's better to add the ginger to taste. I like to add extra myself.

Provided by byZula

Categories     Dessert

Time 20m

Yield 4 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon clove
1 teaspoon ginger (more if desired)
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
extra sugar, for rolling

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.

Tips:

  • Use fresh ginger. Fresh ginger has a more intense flavor than ground ginger, and it will give your gingersnaps a better snap.
  • Chill the dough before baking. This will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
  • Bake the cookies until they are just set. Overbaked gingersnaps will be dry and hard.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before storing them. This will help them keep their crisp texture.
  • Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature. They will keep for up to 2 weeks.

Conclusion:

Gingersnaps are a classic holiday cookie that is easy to make and always a hit. With their spicy, sweet flavor and crisp texture, they are sure to be a favorite of everyone who tries them. So next time you're in the mood for a delicious and festive cookie, give these gingersnaps a try!

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