Gingersnap Cookies

This easy gingersnap recipe makes thin and crispy delicious cookies and is perfect to add to the holiday baking list! These gingersnap cookies are so good with hot tea or coffee anytime of the year, but especially in the fall and winter months since they are packed full of warm spices like ground ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Feel free to add more or less of the spices in this recipe, or you can use freshly grated ginger instead of ground ginger to really amplify the ginger flavor in these gingersnap cookies. Cardamom and allspice are also great options to use if you are out of any of these ground spices or do not like the flavor of them. Store these gingersnap cookies for up to one week at room temperature or freeze for one month.

Directions

1. Add unsalted room temperature butter, granulated sugar, and light brown sugar to a bowl of a hand or stand mixer and mix together until combined. Add one large egg
and unsulfured molasses. Make sure to use plain and unsulfured molasses and not black strap molasses as black strap molasses have a very bitter taste.

2. Add baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, and ground ginger and mix together until combined. You can also use freshly grated ginger in this recipe instead of ground ginger, which will really bring out the ginger taste. Cardamom and Allspice are also great options to use in Gingersnap cookies.

3. Add the all-purpose flour and only mix until combined, making sure not to over mix the dough. Only mix until the flour is combined as over mixing the dough will cause the dough to develop gluten, which will result in very flat and dense cookies. Scrape down the bowl as needed, making sure anything stuck on the sides and bottom gets incorporated into the dough. Using a spatula or your hand mixer, give the dough a quick mix to make sure everything is mixed together.

4. In a small bowl, add granulated sugar or sanding sugar, and using a cookie scoop or your hands, scoop the dough into balls. Roll the dough in the granulated sugar or sanding sugar until completely covered.

5. Place the dough on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, leaving enough room in between to allow them to spread. Place the tray in a 350 ° Fahrenheit preheated oven for around 10 minutes or until they start to turn a light brown around the edges, and the tops start to crack. Store these cookies out at room temperature for up to one week or freeze for up to one month.

Ingredients

12 tbsp unsalted butter room temperature (1-1/2 sticks)
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1/3 cup unsulphered molasses (Grandma's Molasses brand)
1 large egg
1/4 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp ground ginger (or freshly grated ginger)
1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
2 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Sugar Topping

1/2 cup granulated sugar or sanding sugar

Bake in a 350°F preheated oven for 10-12 minutes or until the edges start to turn a nice golden brown or the tops of the cookies start to crack.

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[palashsdeliciousfood]

♥️Hi kate 👋🏻so nice cookies recipe looks absolutely delicious 😋Thank you so much for every things you do for us 🌹 God bless you🌻 have a wonderful day my lovely friend 😊🌹

[dr.suezettealoysiaandcarla]

Great upload and share! 🍪😋 Happy Wednesday and Happy Cooking 🙌🏾

[everygoodthing]

These cookies are looking nice. Perfect bake

[CookingwithChefRich]

Good tip to use the right molasses.
I'm sure that these tastes delicious.
Have a Happy Halloween Kate

[cookingwithsherry]

Gingersnap cookies are one of Daves fav cookies . So I’m really paying attention! Thanks for sharing

[SUBLIMESERENITY]

Thank you sharing this delicious recipe and information.🤍👌

[CookingTalesWithRanjita]

Wonderful sharing my friend . Looks so tempting . Love to watch step by step as this is so amazing . Preparation and presentation both are awesome . Thank you so much for sharing such a delicious cookies recipe

[thisdivacancook]

Hi Kate. These came out super delicious looking. Very nice preparation and super easy instructions 👍🏾👈🏾💖🍪

[RealCookingInMyKitchen]

My favourite cookies! These look absolutely gorgeous 😋

[pasirindotraveller]

Yummy.
So looks delicious I love it
Thank you very much for sharing this recipe

[EpicEarthFound]

Hey Kate, I love gingersnaps. Especially the soft ones. My grandma use to make them all the time. Yum.

[MbaPitVlog]

The gingerbread cookies are delicious and I love the cracking texture on top of the cookies

[Ritanarecipes]

Hi there, this cookie recipe is so tasty and delicious. I love a chewy cookie :) Thanks for sharing and see you around!

[RhubarbAndCod]

I love the thin body and crackled texture on top, these just look gorgeous Kate! Beautifully done! Can't wait to make up a batch!

[DebrasDeliciousDishes]

Oh my favorite, can't wait to learn how to make these, you are such a great baker

[IntheKitchenwithKaren]

Oh these look SO delicious!! I just live gingersnaps Kate! I’ve never tried to make them. But now that I saw you do it… these are on my to do list to make ❤

[The_Bakers_Loft]

Hi Kate. I love Gingersnap cookies. It’s a great cookie for this time of year.

[TinyAsianPastryGirl]

Oh, I love thin and crispy cookies!! Soft chewy cookies are good too, but sometimes you just want a crisp cookie!! I love molasses in cookies, it gives it such a rich caramel flavor!! This looks great!! Thanks for this video, Kate!! 😀😀

[adventurefieldsupportaccou]

Like 68👍✅ Looks so delicious and Great sharing my friend💯💐🌸nice video💮🌴Good morning🌟⚡✨🏵have a wonderful day🌻🌼🌴

[GingerSnapKitchen]

These are perfect, Kate! I can’t believe I’ve never tried making them myself! It really should have been my first video. 🙂