Best Ginger Snaps By Freda Recipes

GRANDMA'S GINGERSNAPS

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.

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!

GINGER SNAPS

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, sprinkle with sanding sugar, if desired, 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 to 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.

GINGER SNAPS

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.

GINGER SNAPS BY FREDA

Steps:

• 1. Follow Directions for Mixing as above using Electric mixer. Line Baking Sheet with Parchment Paper,(for easy clean up)
• 2. Roll cookies into 1" balls or use small cookie scoop for Uniform cookies. Roll Balls into Cinnamon & sugar Mixture.
• 3. Place 2" apart on Cookie sheet. Bake 10 min for soft Cookies Bake 12-24 for Crispier Cookies. Store in air-tight Container. ENJOY

AMAZING GINGER SNAPS

Steps:

• Mix flour, 1 cup sugar, canola oil, molasses, egg, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt in a bowl. Refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Pour 1/4 cup sugar into a bowl.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls and coat each ball in sugar. Flatten each coated ball onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges begin to harden, 7 to 8 minutes. Cool on the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

MOM'S GINGER SNAPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix together the brown sugar, oil, molasses, and egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cloves, cinnamon, and ginger; stir into the molasses mixture. Roll dough into 1 1/4 inch balls. Roll each ball in white sugar before placing 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in preheated oven, or until center is firm. Cool on wire racks.

HONEY-GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Fill an ovenproof skillet that can fit the carrots with 1 to 2 inches of water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Add the carrots and add more water if needed to cover the carrots. Reduce the heat to simmer the carrots until they're tender but not soft, about 15 minutes.
• Pour the water out of the skillet, keeping the carrots in the skillet by holding them back with a spatula. Add the juice, honey and butter to the skillet and stir to mix (the butter may not melt all the way). Roll the carrots in the mixture, season them with salt and transfer to the oven.
• Bake, gently rolling the carrots once, until the carrots are glazed, about 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt and sprinkle with parsley.

TIPPER GORE'S GINGER SNAPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Mix flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and cloves in large bowl.
• In large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer at medium speed until smooth and creamy, 1 minute. Gradually beat in sugar. Beat at medium speed until combined, 2 minutes.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each. Beat in molasses and vinegar until combined, 1 minute.
• On low speed, beat in flour mixture.
• For each cookie, roll 1 rounded tablespoon dough into ball. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. With fork, flatten each, and make cross-hatch pattern.
• Bake in oven 15 to 16 minutes, until slightly browned around edges. Remove cookies to rack to cool.