Gingersnap Cookies
Quick and easy homemade gingersnap cookies with warm spices and molasses taste like the holidays. Give as a gift or take to a cookie exchange.
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- Serves: 18 persons
Ingredients
- ¾cup shortening (or softened butter)
- ¼cup granulated sugar (plus more for rolling)
- 4tablespoons molasses
- 1egg
- 2cups all-purpose flour
- 2teaspoons baking soda
- 1teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1teaspoon ground cloves
- 1teaspoon ground ginger
- 1teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
Step 1
Gather the ingredients.Step 2
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Prepare two cookie sheets by lining with parchment paper.Step 3
Combine the butter or shortening, sugar, molasses, and egg in a large bowl until light and fluffy.Step 4
Stir together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg in another bowl.Step 5
Stir the flour mixture into the molasses mixture.Step 6
Form the dough into 1-inch balls using a 1 tablespoon scoop, and roll in additional granulated sugar.Step 7
Place each ball 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 12 minutes for a softer cookie and longer for a crisper cookie.Step 8
Cool on a wire rack.Step 9
Store in an airtight container.