Really Good Gingersnaps
It won’t be long before we’ll all be baking for Christmas. A cookie that I make nearly every Christmas is a Gingersnap whose recipe I got from a friend back in 2003.
I’d like to call this the best ever Gingersnap cookie, but my grandmother baked those and I don’t have her recipe, so I’ll call these Really Good Gingersnaps. They really are good. So good that I have trouble eating just one.
I love making this gingersnap cookie every year at Christmas. Gingersnaps are good any time, but for some reason I think of them as a Christmas cookie, probably because they were one of many cookies that my grandmother shared with us each year at Christmas.
This gingersnap cookie recipe produces a cookie that is crisp on the outside with a soft and chewy middle.
Ginger and cinnamon make these gingersnaps smell as good as they taste. To make the cookies uniform in size, I use a 1″ cookie scoop. To add an extra bit of crunch to the outside of the cookie, I roll each cookie dough ball in a mixture of sugar, ginger, and cinnamon before they are baked. If you want to make a larger cookie, use a larger cookie scoop and bake them a tad bit longer.
My neighborhood has a wonderful tradition at Christmas. We make plates of cookies for each other and deliver them to each house. Be sure to check out all of my cookie recipes that I use for this tradition.
Really Good Gingersnaps
Recipe details
Ingredients
Really Good Gingersnaps
- 2 cups sifted flour
- 1 T ginger, plus 1/4 tsp
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon, plus 1/2 tsp
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 c sugar, plus 1/4 cup
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup molasses
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar.
- Beat in egg and molasses
- Add dry ingredients.
- Mix well and chill one hour.
- Roll into one inch balls and roll in sugar mixture (Mix together 1/4 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and 1/4 tsp ginger.)
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Rotate cookie sheets after 5 minutes.
Tips
- Use a cookie scoop for uniform sized cookies.
- Watch cookies closely as oven baking time can vary.
Comments
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You have 1 cup sugar listed does that include the 1/4 cup to use to roll them in? Or is it 1 and 1/4 cup sugar total? Thanks!