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Grandma's Gingersnaps
RAMB
"This was my mother-in-law's recipe and my husband's favorite. Shorten or lengthen the cooking time for a softer or crisper cookie."
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Ingredients
30 m servings 100 calsOriginal recipe yields 36 servings (3 dozen)
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a medium bowl, cream together the margarine and 1 cup white sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and molasses until well blended. Combine the flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; stir into the molasses mixture to form a dough. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and roll the balls in the remaining sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 100 calories; 4 g fat; 15.5 g carbohydrates; 1 g protein; 5 mg cholesterol; 149 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
11/28/2005
Add cardamom! It will take your gingersnaps to a whole new level, I promise! 1/4 tsp per batch (or more if you're brave). Cardamom is somewhat peppery, and is the perfect addition to any ging...
Most helpful critical review
12/7/2010
Very tasty cookie but nothing like what I expected. There was no way that dough was the right consistency to roll and so they were drop cookies. They spread out a LOT. I don't know why this happ...
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11/28/2005
Add cardamom! It will take your gingersnaps to a whole new level, I promise! 1/4 tsp per batch (or more if you're brave). Cardamom is somewhat peppery, and is the perfect addition to any ging...
1/18/2002
This gingersnap recipe is a DELIGHT! I have been looking a long time for the perfect gingersnap, and this is the one! I did make a few changes: I added 2 tablespoons of flour, 1 teaspoon of bl...
2/15/2007
Excellent cookie! Comes out thin and crispy on the outside, chewy in the middle. Baked them for exactly 8 min and they came out perfect. Be sure to follow the directions and leave them on the co...
3/1/2007
this is a ginger cookie that even people who don't like gingersnaps love. I have had marriage proposals (co-workers), offers to clean my house and just down right begging for these. If that does...
9/7/2008
Lovely cookies, but just narrowly miss a 5 star because they're far more delicate than a true ginger snap. To those who are wondering what went wrong when the cookies come out as flat discs, the...
1/11/2007
Very yummy! I followed the reciped exactly. I baked them for 12 minutes and they turned out perfect. The right amount of chewiness (for me anyway!) The only thing was I found the yeild was c...
12/19/2005
I made these for our family Christmas Cookie Day this year, and found a new favorite! My only substitution was butter for the margarine, and they still came out beautifully--thin and crispy! Thi...
11/9/2007
These were delicious. I added 1/4 tsp cardamom and extra cinnamon. Also I ran out of molasses, so it ended up being 1/8 molasses and 1/8 honey. I think it was better that way though. Eat them wa...
12/7/2010
Very tasty cookie but nothing like what I expected. There was no way that dough was the right consistency to roll and so they were drop cookies. They spread out a LOT. I don't know why this happ...