Grandma's Gingersnap Recipe
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Grandma's Gingersnap Recipe
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This classic Gingersnap recipe is straight from my husband's great-grandmother Prudy, who was from Sweden. It is a recipe with butter and lots of spice.
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Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter 1 & 1/2 sticks*
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 large egg
- 2 & 1/4 cups flour spooned and leveled
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- 1/2 cup raw sugar for rolling
- more white sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Beat the butter in a large bowl or stand mixer until fluffy, about 1-2 minutes.
- Add sugar and beat thoroughly.
- Add the molasses and egg and beat well, scraping sides.
- Add the flour but don't mix it in.
- Form a well in the center of the flour and add the baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Use a teaspoon to stir it into the flour. (You can totally do the dry ingredients in a separate bowl if you want. I'm just lazy.)
- Beat until the dough is just coming together. Make sure the flour is incorporated and then stop.
- Chill the dough for about an hour, or several days if you like.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare 2 large baking sheets with silpats or parchment paper.
- Roll into balls. I made mine 1 and 1/2 inches** and got 28 cookies.
- Place 1/2 cup raw sugar (white sugar is fine) in a shallow bowl. Roll the cookies in the sugar.
- Line the cookies up on the prepared sheets, at least a couple inches apart.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. If you want them super snappy, leave them in a couple minutes longer.
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle with regular white sugar.
- Eat with tons of milk!
Notes
- *You can use half butter and half butter-flavored shortening, which would be 6 tablespoons of each.
- **Kris says that Prudy's cookies were about 2 and 1/2 inches when baked, so she probably rolled them into 1-inch balls. And her recipe says bake 10-12 minutes, so they were probably even crispier than mine turned out.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1cookie
Calories
134kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Potassium
61mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
162IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
12mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 28Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 134 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 134kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 61mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 162IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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