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Chewy Soft Gingersnap Cookies

Experience the warm, old-fashioned flavors of molasses, brown sugar, and a blend of ground spices in these soft-baked gingersnap cookies.

Recipe Info

Prep time
Prep Time
25 min
Difficulty
Difficulty
Easy
Servings
Servings
24 cookies

Nutrition

calories104kcal
carbohydrates15g
fat5g
protein1g

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup shortening
1/4 cup molasses
1 egg
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/4 cup white sugar

Directions

1

Preheat the oven to 190 °C (375 °F).

2

In a large bowl, beat together 1 cup flour, brown sugar, shortening, molasses, egg, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves until well combined. Stir in remaining 1 1/4 cups flour.

3

Roll dough into 1-inch balls, then roll them in white sugar.

4

Place the sugar-coated balls 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.

5

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until set with crackled tops.