These soft ginger cookies have just the right blend of cinnamon, cloves and ginger that perfectly enhance the molasses. YUM!
Want to see more of my favorite cookies: Visit my Best Cookie Recipes page.
They also freeze very well so I make up a batch or two and throw them in the freezer and pull them out when I've got a craving for them.
GINGER SNAP COOKIES
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Cookies are such an easy dessert. They're quick to make and they're easy to eat. No serving dishes required.
Homemade Oreo cookies, peanut butter blossoms, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, GIANT chocolate chip cookies and fruit pizza cookies are a few of our other favorites.
INGREDIENTS FOR SOFT GINGER COOKIES
- shortening
- sugar
- molasses
- egg
- flour
- salt
- baking soda
- cinnamon
- cloves
- ginger
HOW TO MAKE MOLASSES COOKIES
- Cream shortening, sugar and molasses.
- Stir in egg.
- Add dry ingredients and mix well.
- Roll dough into quarter sized balls.
- Dip cookie balls into sugar.
- Bake on a greased pan at 350 for 8-10 minutes.
MORE OLD FASHIONED RECIPES FROM GRANDMA
- Effie's Sugar Cookies
- O' Henry Bars
- Pie Crust
- Grandma's Rolls
- Chicken Noodle Soup
- Monkey Bread
- Hot Fudge Sauce
- Cinnamon Rolls
- Best Ever Sugar Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Cheesy Corn Chowder
- Lemon Freeze
MORE COOKIE RECIPES
- Mint Chocolate Cookies
- Peanut Butter Blossoms
- Peppermint Kiss Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Cookies WITHOUT Brown Sugar
- S'mores Cookies
Ginger Snap Cookies
Servings: 28
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 9 MinTotal time: 19 Min
These soft ginger cookies have just the right blend of cinnamon, cloves and ginger that perfectly enhance the molasses. YUM!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 2 cups flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp cloves
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1/4 cup sugar, for dipping
Instructions
- Cream together shortening and one cup of the sugar.
- Stir in the egg and molasses.
- Add in the remaining ingredients and stir just until mixed.
- Form dough into quarter sized balls.
- Roll the balls in 1/4 cup of sugar.
- Place on a greased baking sheet.
- Bake at 350 for 7-9 minutes.
Notes
Do not over bake. When you remove the cookies from the oven, they might not look completely done. That's ok. Let them sit on the pan for two minutes before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
Calories
127Fat (grams)
6 gSat. Fat (grams)
1 gCarbs (grams)
18 gFiber (grams)
0 gNet carbs
18 gSugar (grams)
11 gProtein (grams)
1 gSodium (milligrams)
115 mgCholesterol (grams)
6 mgNutritional information is automatically generated and is not guaranteed to be correct.
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