Gingersnaps Cookies
A warm soft cookie with a crisp exterior is what makes these old fashioned ginger snap cookies a Christmas favorite.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup molasses
- 2 ¼ cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to Fahrenheit 350°
- Cream together butter and brown sugar
- Add 1 egg and mix until fluffy
- Add molasses and again whip until creamy
- Stir in flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt until combined
- Roll into 1 oz balls and coat in thick turbinado or natural sugar
- Place on cookie sheet leaving space in between for cookies to spread
- Bake at Fahrenheit 350° for 7-9 minutes
- Transfer to a wire rack and cool to the touch
- Best served warm