Deliciously Soft Gingersnaps Food

SOFT GINGER SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, ginger, soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Set aside.
• Beat butter 30 seconds, until soft.
• Add sugar and beat until fluffy.
• Add egg and molasses and beat well.
• Add 1/2 the flour mixture and stir in, then stir in the rest of the flour mixture.
• The dough should be at a consistency that you can roll it with your hands into balls. I often have to add quite a bit more flour.
• Roll into 1 inch balls, then roll the balls in sugar.
• Place cookes 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 8-11 minutes. Do not brown! The cookies should be almost underbaked in the middle.
• Let, cool 2 minutes and transfer to a cooling rack. Store in cookie tins.

SOFT GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Beat 1 cup flour, brown sugar, shortening, molasses, egg, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves in a large bowl until thoroughly combined; stir in remaining 1 1/4 cup flour. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll in white sugar; place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until cookies are set and tops are crackled, 8 to 10 minutes.

SOFT GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in molasses. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, salt and nutmeg; gradually add to creamed mixture. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until dough is easy to handle., Roll into 1-in. balls; roll in sugar. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-12 minutes or until puffy and lightly browned. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks.

THE BEST RECIPE FOR GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl mix oil and 1 cup sugar until well combined
• Add egg and molasses and mix until thick
• Place a large sieve over the bowl and flour, baking soda, spices and salt and sift into molasses batter
• Mix the flour mixture into molasses batter with fork JUST until combined
• Place batter in the fridge for 1 hour
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• Roll batter into 1 inch balls and then roll in remaining 1/2 cup sugar to lightly coat
• Bake for 10-12 minutes until flattened and set but not hard. Do not overbake.
• Remove from oven and transfer cookies to a cooling rack to cool.

SOFT & CHEWY GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
• In a large bowl (or in the bowl of a stand mixer) use an electric mixer to beat together butter and sugars until creamy and well-combined.
• Add molasses, vanilla extract, and spices (ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and cayenne pepper) and stir well.
• Stir in egg.
• In a separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
• Gradually stir dry ingredients into wet until completely combined.
• Scoop dough into 1 ½ Tablespoon-sized balls and roll between your palms to form a smooth ball (if dough is too sticky to manage, you can chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes). Roll cookie dough ball through sugar until it's completely coated and then place on prepared baking sheet, spacing cookies at least 2" apart.
• Bake on 350F (175C) for 10-11 minutes. Allow cookies to cool completely on baking sheet before enjoying.

DIPPED GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix the 2 cups of sugar and oil. Add the eggs one at a time mixing after each. Stir in the molasses.
• In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and salt. Slowly add t the wet mixture and stir well.
• Shape the dough into 3/4 inch balls and roll them in the 1/2 cup of sugar. Place the balls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes, or until the cookie springs back when lightly touched.
• Cool completely on wire racks.
• Melt the white chocolate chips with the shortening in a small pan over low heat. Dip half of each cookie into the mixture, shaking off the extra drops.
• Place on waxed paper to harden.