Lara's Tender Gingersnaps Recipe

Lara's Tender Gingersnaps Recipe Lara's Tender Gingersnaps Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 5

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 Mar. 01, 2011 by pagunning

I have made these cookies for several events now and everyone seems to like them, especially since they are soft. I substituted sorghum for the molasses and used a little more than the 1/4 cup called for in the recipe.

Reviewed on Mar. 01, 2011 by pagunning

I have made these cookies for several events now and everyone seems to like them, especially since they are soft. I substituted sorghum for the molasses and used a little more than the 1/4 cup called for in the recipe.

Reviewed on Feb. 04, 2011 by mwalker21

These cookies were good but I like my moms gingersnap cookie recipe better.

Reviewed on Jan. 30, 2011 by gitnreal

These cookies are SOOOO good and very easy to make. The house smells great while they are baking and the mild flavor is wonderful. Not over powering.

Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2010 by pearlrvr

Awsome gingersnap! These were very soft and had a mild molasses flavor. I only used 1/4 tsp cloves but otherwise kept the rest of the ingredients the same. I like dense, chewy cookies, so when I took them out of the oven I dropped the baking pan onto the cooling rack a couple times from about 6 iches high to purposely make them fall. I will be making these every year!

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2010 by edsmom911

these are the perfect gingerbread cookie. Wonderful buttery and spicy taste. I love the chewy texture. I will make them again and again.

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2010 by giddyhermit

Can someone tell me which issue this is in? I cannot find it in the one listed, ToH 10/11-08

Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2010 by mduncan76

Great recipe. My son asks me to make these all the time. Getting ready to make some now!

Reviewed on Dec. 07, 2010 by Mefredrick

The taste of these cookies is excellent. My only problem, is that my cookies turned out flat? They were puffed up until I took them out of the oven to cool 1 minute. Then they immediately fell, and were flat. Any ideas why this happens?

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by SherryRR

Delicious! These gingersnaps were soft and chewy. My family loved them. They were easy to make as well.

 
 
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