Soft Gingersnaps recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour, divided
1 cup brown sugar
¾ cup shortening
¼ cup molasses
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup white sugar

Nutrition Info

103.8 calories
carbohydrate: 15.2 g
cholesterol: 5.2 mg
fat: 4.5 g
fiber: 0.3 g
protein: 1 g
saturatedFat: 1.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 39.7 mg
sugar: 8.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  2. 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.

  3. Bake in preheated oven until cookies are set and tops are crackled, 8 to 10 minutes.

Recipe Yield

3 dozen

Recipe Note

These are the best soft gingersnaps. I always get requests for this recipe.

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