Gingersnaps (Soft & Chewy)

Submitted by Maryland Jim

"I found this recipe in a old church fundraising book. It's been a while since I've made them. Submitting for ZWT3."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 3 dozen

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup molasses
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 cups flour, sifted
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground ginger

directions

1. Cream shortening and sugar.
2. Add molasses and egg.
3. Stir in sifted, flour, salt and baking soda.
4. Then cinnamon, cloves, and ginger. Dough will be soft and sticky.
5. Roll, into walnut-sized balls and roll in granulated sugar.
6. Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350°F for 7 to 8 minutes. Cookie will flatten out while baking.

Reviews

[ashleemaas26]

These are my go to gingersnaps! So soft, so chewy and so delicious!

 

[Baker4Life]

The best cookie recipe. Absolutely delicious! I cant count how many times i've made them without a single flaw. They are unbelievably soft and have the most perfect taste.

 

[emersonlibby]

Just made these delicious cookies with a few tweaks. I used brown sugar instead of white sugar in the dough, used butter instead of shortening, and only did 1/2 tsp of cloves. They turned out great!

 

[Pale Rose]

Greasy when hot, but soft, moist and chewy once they have cooled down! Pretty tasty! Thanks Jim!

 

[AaliyahsAaronsMum]

This is a brilliant recipe! I used brown sugar for the biscuits and regular sugar for rolling them in, used 1 tsp ginger instead of 1/2 and yet it wasn't overpowering, I forgot to add in the cloves! The students here loved it and their comment, "Never tasted anything like this"! Thank you, Maryland Jim, for sharing this fabulous recipe, this one is definitely a keeper! :)