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Lara's Tender Gingersnaps Recipe

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Soft gingersnaps embody the tastes and smells of the season. Enjoy cloves, cinnamon and ginger blended into one delicious cookie. These are perfect for Thanksgiving and fall gatherings. —Lara Pennell, Mauldin, South Carolina

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Lara's Tender Gingersnaps Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield: 36 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup butter, melted
1 egg
1/4 cup molasses
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 cup sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, beat brown sugar and butter until blended. Beat in egg and molasses. Combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon and cloves; gradually add to brown sugar mixture and mix well (dough will be stiff). Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Shape dough into 1 in. balls. Roll in sugar. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets.
Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until set. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 99 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 16 mg cholesterol, 67 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Lara's Tender Gingersnaps in Taste of Home October/November 2008

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Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2011 by Barbara Hahn

Excellent, although mine did not look like the picture, they were delicious!

Reviewed on Nov. 28, 2011 by schweitzerca

Great recipe! Easy and good. Would definitely make again.

Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2011 by dianejones

i have been making this recipe for years....these are wonderful cookies. soft, tasty, nothing too overpowering, not too sweet, not too UNsweet. :)

Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2011 by tomaprilhogan

These were easy and delicious. Had a little trouble rolling into balls since they were so sticky but it was worth the effort!

Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2011 by juliebules.21

I made these with the Pumpkin Pie Dip Recipe and dunked them in... amazing!

Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2011 by juliebules.21

Great recipe! Not an overpowering Gingersnap, definitely will make again.

Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2011 by levick20

This is the best gingersnap recipe I have found yet! I made them nice and small so I could try and make pumpkin pie dip for them! They stayed soft after cooling and weren't too greasy!

Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2011 by tt2b123

Even when I think I overbake them, they are chewy in the middle. Spicy and delicious, definitely a keeper!

Reviewed on Apr. 23, 2011 by AmandaNel

Did just as the recipe said. Great cookies!!

Reviewed on Mar. 09, 2011 by snowmoss

These are the best! I even made a huge batch and froze the dough balls so I can just pull a few out and stick in the oven (less temptation to eat the whole batch;) I even dipped them in the white candy coating for an event we went to ---- yum-yum!

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