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Gingersnap Cookies
This Gingersnap Cookie Recipe yields crisp, buttery, snappy cookies! Full of flavor and perfectly spiced (with a hint of heat!) these are classic Gingersnaps (emphasis on the snap!).Be sure to check out the how-to VIDEO below the recipe!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Servings: 32 cookies
Calories: 71 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Baked Goods
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and cooled until no longer warm to the touch.
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup dark brown sugar firmly packed
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ teaspoons ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- Pinch ground black pepper 1/16 teaspoon
- 2 Tablespoons unsulphured molasses it should say “unsulphered” on the label
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 Tablespoons whole milk
- 1 ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Additional granulated sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 315F (155C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine melted, cooled butter, sugars, vanilla extract, and spices (ginger, cinnamon, cloves, cayenne pepper, and black pepper). Stir well.
- Add molasses, egg yolk, and milk and stir until completely combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually stir dry ingredients into wet until completely combined.
- Scoop cookie dough into 2-teaspoon-sized portions. Roll between your palms until smooth and then roll through granulated sugar.
- Transfer to prepared baking sheet, spacing cookies 2” apart.
- Transfer to 315F (155C) oven and bake for 22 minutes.
- Within a minute or two of cookies coming out of the oven, use the clean, flat, bottom of a glass to firmly press down on cookies to flatten.
- Allow cookies to cool completely on baking sheet before enjoying. Once cooled they should be crisp and snappy (if the first batch isn’t crisp once cooled, bake subsequent batches for longer).
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
71kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Cholesterol
13mg
(4%)
Sodium
58mg
(2%)
Potassium
42mg
(1%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
3IU
(0%)
Calcium
2mg
(0%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 32cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 71
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 71kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 58mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 42mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 3IU | 0% |
| Calcium | 2mg | 0% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.