Best Gingersnap Cookies Recipes

GRANDMA'S GINGERSNAP COOKIES

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.

GINGERSNAP COOKIES (SOFT & CHEWY)

Steps:

• Mix the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and cloves well and set aside.
• In another bowl mix with a beater 1 to 2 minutes the sugar, margarine, egg and molasses.
• Add the dry ingredients and mix by hand.
• Take one good size tablespoons of dough (or more to make a bigger cookie) and roll into a ball.
• On a plate put at least a 1/4 cup of sugar.
• Then roll the balls into the sugar.
• Bake at 350 on an ungreased cookie sheet (air-insulated type is the best) for 10 to 12 minutes.

GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat butter and 1 cup sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until creamy. Add egg and beat until smooth. Stir molasses into the butter mixture until completely integrated.
• Sift flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt, and cloves together in a separate bowl; add to the butter mixture and mix until you have a dough. Divide and shape the dough into 36 balls.
• Put 1/2 cup sugar in a wide, shallow bowl. Roll dough balls in sugar to coat and arrange onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until beginning to crisp around the edges, 13 to 15 minutes.

GLUTEN-FREE GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat butter, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup cane sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Add egg and mix to combine. Mix in molasses and vanilla extract.
• Mix oat flour, almond flour, coconut flour, fresh ginger, ground ginger, baking soda, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, and cloves together in a separate bowl. Add to butter mixture slowly and combine. Refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour, to overnight; dough will be very wet before it's chilled.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Combine 1/4 cup cane sugar, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg in a shallow dish.
• Scoop dough by tablespoonfuls and roll into balls. Roll balls in cinnamon-sugar mixture to coat and place onto the prepared baking sheets, making sure not to overcrowd as they will flatten and spread.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set and golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cookies sit for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool. Serve warm or let cool completely before storing in an airtight container.

GINGERSNAP COOKIES (THIN & CRISPY)

Steps:

• Beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
• Add vanilla and eggs and mix until well blended.
• Add molasses and mix until well blended.
• Sift remaining ingredients together in a separate bowl.
• Add dry ingredients to butter mixture in two batches, stirring until just combined.
• Line a mini loaf pan with plastic wrap or aluminum foil, or use a foil baking pan. Pack dough tightly into the pan; use your hands, it's easier. Cover dough and place in freezer overnight.
• Remove from freezer and pan and unwrap dough. Slice the dough brick into thin slices, no more than 1/8 inch. This can be kind of a pain; a wire cutter is the easiest, if you have one.
• Place slices on parchment lined cookie sheet or silicone baking mat, 1 inch apart. Bake at 350 until edges turn dark, 7-12 minutes depending on the thickness of the cookies.

GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and ginger. In a large bowl, combine the butter and sugar and mix on medium speed until the mixture holds together. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the egg, vanilla, and molasses. Mix on medium speed until incorporated. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl and mix until incorporated, about 1 minute.
• Place the dough on parchment paper and roll out into an 8-inch-long X 1 1/2-inch-wide log. Freeze until firm, up to 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Slice the log into 1/4-inch rounds, place on a baking sheet 1/2 inch apart, and sprinkle with sugar. Bake until the cookies crack slightly on the surface, about 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack.

SOFT GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flours, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and salt. Combine the egg substitute, sugars, oil and molasses; mix well. Add to dry ingredients; mix well. , Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto baking sheets coating with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until cookies spring back when lightly touched. Cool for 5 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

CHEF JOHN'S GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, cloves, black pepper, and cayenne together in a large mixing bowl until thoroughly mixed.
• Cream together butter and 2/3 cup sugar in a separate bowl until pale yellow and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add candied ginger, molasses, vanilla, and egg. Whisk mixture until well blended. Add dry ingredients to butter/sugar mixture and stir just until the flour disappears. Cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Pour 1/2 cup white sugar in a shallow dish for rolling cookies.
• Scoop out about 1 1/2 teaspoons dough with a small scoop or teaspoon. Form dough into balls and roll in white sugar. Place cookies on prepared baking sheet. Slightly flatten cookies to about 1/4 inch thick; sprinkle with a pinch more sugar.
• Bake in preheated oven until cookies are your desired crispiness or chewiness, 10 to 15 minutes.

BASIC GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and black pepper; set aside. In a large bowl, or stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the molasses. Gradually mix in the sifted ingredients. Divide the dough into thirds and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least one hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until cookies are crisp but not dark. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. Decorate as desired.

GINGERSNAP SANDWICH COOKIES WITH LEMON BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter and sugars with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in molasses and water until blended (mixture may look curdled). On low speed, beat in flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, cloves and salt. Divide dough in half; wrap each half in plastic wrap. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until chilled.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. On well-floured surface, roll half of dough at a time to 1/8-inch thickness (keep remaining dough refrigerated). Cut with 2-inch round cookie cutter. Using large end of a piping tip or 1/2-inch round canapé cutter, cut a hole in center of half of the cutouts. Carefully transfer to cookie sheets, placing 1/2 inch apart. Reroll scraps.
• Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until set in center. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In large bowl, beat frosting ingredients on medium speed until light and fluffy. Spread about 1 heaping teaspoon frosting on each whole cookie; top with cutout cookie. If desired, sprinkle additional grated lemon peel on frosting in center.

GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Grease cookie sheets.
• Sift together flours, ginger, cloves, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda into a large mixing bowl; mix well.
• In another bowl, beat together oil, eggs, molasses, honey, and brown sugar until frothy; stir into flour mixture, mixing until batter forms.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets far apart, as cookies will spread; bake at 375 degrees F.
• for 5-7 minutes or until cookies are firm and lightly brown.
• Watch closely to ensure that they don't scorch.
• Remove from sheets with spatula and cool on wire racks.

DIPPED GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• 2. In a large bowl, combine the sugar and oil - mix well. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in molasses until fully incorporated.
• 3. Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl, blending well. Add the dry ingredients gradually into the wet mixture, about a cup at a time, until well blended. If using a hand mixer, the dough gets very stiff - I wind up mixing by hand about halfway through this process...
• 4. Form 3/4" balls and roll in the additional sugar. Place the balls about 2" apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet to allow for spreading. I flatten them slightly.
• 5. Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until the cookies spring back when touched lightly. Remove to wire racks and cool completely.
• 6. Melt the white chocolate chips with shortening in a small saucepan over low heat. Dip the cooled cookies into the melted chocolate to cover half. Place dipped cookies on a sheet of wax paper or parchment to allow the chocolate to set up.

GINGERSNAP COOKIES WITH PUMPKIN DIP

Steps:

• 1. Gingersnap Cookies: Cream together butter and brown sugar.
• 2. Stir in molasses and egg until well blended.
• 3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves.
• 4. Add to molasses mixture.
• 5. Roll into 1" balls and roll balls in sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake in preheated oven for 350 degrees, for 10-12 minutes. Cool completely before removing from cookie sheets.
• 6. Pumpkin Dip: In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar and cream cheese, beating until well blended. Beat in remaining ingredients. Refrigerate and store in an airtight container. Serve with gingersnap cookies.

EASY GINGERSNAP COOKIES!

Steps:

• Pretheat oven to 425.
• Grease a baking sheet.
• Heat molasses in saucepan, until it boils.
• Put the butter into large mixing bowl, combine hot molasses.
• Sift together salt, baking soda and flour .
• Blend in ginger.
• Blend mixture well.
• Let mixture chill in refrigerator, just until cold.
• Take out,roll batter very thin.
• Cut with cookie cutter.
• Using the spatula, put on baking sheet.
• Bake for approximately 5 minutes,or until golden.

PEANUT BETTER GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Spray a large cookie sheet with cooking spray and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, stir together both flours, baking soda, 1 tsp cinnamon, ginger, allspice and salt. Set aside. Combine granulated sugar and remaining 1 tsp cinnamon in a small bowl. Set aside.
• In another medium bowl, beat together brown sugar, peanut butter and butter on medium speed of electric mixer for about 1 minute. Add molasses, egg and vanilla. Beat again until smooth.
• Using a wooden spoon, stir flour mixture into peanut butter mixture.
• You will be making a stiff dough. Using your hands, shape dough into 1 1/2-inch balls. Roll balls in reserved cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place on cookie sheet at least 2 inches apart (they spread a lot when baking). Flatten cookies slightly using a fork.
• Bake cookies for 7 minutes. They may appear undercooked, but that's okay. Remove cookies from oven and immediately transfer from pan to a wire rack to cool.

AQUAVIT'S GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the brown sugar, 1/2 cup of the sugar, and the butter until light and fluffy.
• Add the egg and molasses, and incorporate well.
• Sift together the dry ingredients and add to the creamed mixture.
• Mix well, then gently fold in the candied orange peel,if using.
• Place dough in the refrigerator until chilled.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls, dip the top half of the cookie in the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, coating them well.
• Place 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 7 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Use a spatula to remove the cookies from the sheet and let cool.

PUMPKIN-GINGERSNAP SANDWICH COOKIES

Steps:

• Place 2 gingersnaps, bottom sides up, on plate.
• Spread with cream cheese spread.
• Cover with remaining gingersnaps to make 2 sandwiches.

CLASSIC GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees F.
• Grease a cookie/baking sheet.
• In a bowl cream butter or margarine with 1-1/4 cups sugar until smooth.
• Beat in egg and molasses until blended.
• In another bowl mix flour with ginger powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture and beat until just blended.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls.
• Roll balls generously in sugar to coat.
• Place on cookie/baking sheet about 2-inches apart.
• Bake 8-10 minutes, or until the outsides are crackly looking.
• ***NOTE*** this dough freezes very well, just shape into balls and place on a cookie sheet, freeze and then throw the balls into a freezer bag.

NANA'S SOFT GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Combine softened butter, sugar, molasses and egg; beat well.
• Mix dry ingredients and ginger; add to batter; mix well.
• Chill batter for 1 hour.
• Form into 1" balls; roll in sugar and place on greased cookie sheet 2" apart.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes.
• Makes 36 cookies.

PRACTICALLY HEALTHY GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix all ingredients, soften the butter and add the flour last.
• You may need to put the dough in the freezer if it is not firm enough, or you can just continue.
• Roll into 1" balls and roll them in sugar.
• Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake for 7-8 minute.