delicious gingersnap cookies

Name: Delicious Gingersnap Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) sifted all purpose flour; 1 3/4 teaspoon(s) baking soda ( reduce to 1 tsp for non crinkle cookies); 2 teaspoon(s) ground ginger powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) white pepper adds a little kick; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground cloves; 3/4 cup(s) softened salted butter; 1 cup(s) packed dark brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 - egg; 2 tablespoon(s) molasses ( dark molasses); 2 tablespoon(s) honey; 4 ounce(s) 1 container chopped candied ginger ( chop well in food processor); ## FOR GINGERSNAPS; 1/2 cup(s) sugar granulated; 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground ginger; ## OPTIONS; - the zest of 1 orange may be added to dough with ginger

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Nor Mac

Northern, MA

Updated on Dec 15, 2017

If you like some zing in your ginger cookie. These will be sure to please. I also included a few options to make the cookie your own. This is the way I make my ginger cookies. My family, friends, and neighbors love them. They look forward to the cookies every year. They have just the right zing . That ginger cookies should have. They also have candied ginger in them. That makes them even tastier. Eat them plain, sugared, or frosted. Enjoy!

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

yield 30 small cookies

Ingredients

2 cups sifted all purpose flour
1 3/4 teaspoons baking soda ( reduce to 1 tsp for non crinkle cookies)
2 teaspoons ground ginger powder
1/2 teaspoon white pepper adds a little kick
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
3/4 cup softened salted butter
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 - egg
2 tablespoons molasses ( dark molasses)
2 tablespoons honey
4 ounces 1 container chopped candied ginger ( chop well in food processor)
FOR GINGERSNAPS
1/2 cup sugar granulated
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
OPTIONS
- the zest of 1 orange may be added to dough with ginger

How To Make delicious gingersnap cookies

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line sheet pan with parchment paper, or grease pan well. Set aside.

Step 2

Sift the flour, ground ginger, nutmeg, clove, pepper, and baking soda together into a bowl, Whisk mixture thoroughly together. Set aside.
Step 3

In another bowl. Cream the butter til smooth and fluffy.
Step 4

Beat in the brown sugar until smooth.
Step 5

Beat in the egg, molasses, honey, vanilla, and ginger.
Step 6

Whisk flour mixture again. Add flour mixture to butter mixture a little at a time while beating on low- medium speed. Then, mix all together well until soft dough forms. Do not beat on high speed.
Step 7

Refrigerate dough at least 1 hour before handling dough. The longer the better. You may also store in refrigerator for a couple of days covered before using.
Step 8

With your hands. Roll dough into 1-1 1/2 inch balls. Mix ginger and sugar together. roll balls in sugar ginger mixture before placing on a sheet pan. Skip rolling in sugar if you plan on icing your cookies later. )
Step 9

Place balls on a sheet pan. Bake at 350 degrees on center rack for 10- 15 minutes. ( for a chewy cookie 10-12 minutes. For a harder type of cookie. 15-20 minutes)
Step 10

Cool slightly before moving to wire rack to finish cooling.
Step 11

Optional: You may decorate with your favorite royal icing recipe. The option is all yours.
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