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.
Gingersnaps
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 45 min
- Servings 48
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 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
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease cookie sheets with shortening or cooking spray, or line with cooking parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
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Step2In 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.
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Step3Shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into balls. Dip tops into granulated sugar. On cookie sheets, place balls, sugared sides up, about 3 inches apart.
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Step4Bake 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
80
Calories
3 1/2g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
11g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 80
- Calories from Fat
- 30
- Total Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 5%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 4%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 70mg
- 3%
- Potassium
- 50mg
- 1%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 11g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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