The Best Ever Chewy Gingersnaps

Submitted by Gingersnapp

"These gingersnaps are super easy and super tasty. I brought these to work for a cookie exchange and everyone raved about how wonderful they were. I found the original recipe in my daughter's 'Taste of Home' cookbook and it is definitely a keeper! I have made a few changes and added a few tips to guaranteed success. Enjoy!"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 12 dozen

ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1⁄4 cup additional sugar, for rolling cookies
• 1 1⁄2 cups vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1⁄2 cup molasses
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 -4 dashes allspice, to taste

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a large bowl, combine sugar and oil.
3. Beat in eggs.
4. Stir in molasses.
5. In a small bowl combine flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, allspice and salt.
6. Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients mixing well.
7. Place additional sugar in a shallow bowl or on a plate. Shape dough into 1 inches balls and roll into sugar.
8. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes.
9. Allow cookies to cool. Store the cookies in a covered container with a slice of bread. It sounds odd but the bread will keep the cookies soft and chewy.

Reviews

[girlindirt]

Very nice. I used a heaping tablespoon of fresh grated ginger and it's juice, super nice. Next time I think I'll try creaming some butter with the sugar instead of the oil see if I can get a richer flavor and maintain the chewy deliciousness.

 

[LADELYKE]

The cookies came out just as described. They would almost fool you into thinking I could bake. Next time I plan to add vanilla for a richer fuller flavor and to use fresh ginger rather than ground.

 

[lil_rag_doll]

I actually registered to this site just so I could rate this recipe. These cookies are AMAZING! I've never made ginger cookies before and they turned out exactly as I'd wanted them to. I didn't change a single thing in this recipe and I had my friends RAVING about the cookies! This one is definitely being saved as a favorite recipe of mine.

 

[Three Kids Make Me Crazy]

This was a really big recipe and we don't eat a ton of cookies so I halved it and it worked perfectly. Very moist and chewy! I used to always make the BH&G recipe from the 50s, but wanted something different this time, and these were very satisfying. Thanks Gingersnapp!

 

[theflourjar]

I really loved these! They were definitely nice and soft. I used fresh ginger as I see some of the other people did. I baked half right away and froze half for later. Turned out just fine the second time around. I put mini M&Ms on the second batch. Yum! :)