Seems weird to review my own recipe but I had to make a subsitution last time I bake these that is worth sharing. First these are my families favorite cookies. I was making up a batch and realized I didn't have any molasses. I used pure maple syrup instead and heaped the spices a little more than I usually do. To my surprise they were quite good. My youngest daughter wouldn't even try them because they were a golden color and not brown like "gingernaks" are supposed to be. Eventually she gave in and loved them as much as the originals.
These were WONDERFUL! Since I'm switching to whole wheat recipes I've had to get rid of most so many white flour recipes! But I'm SO happy to not have to give up gingersnaps which I LOVE! I used 1/2 cup butter & 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce instead of 1 cup butter. I switched around the ginger & cinnamon amounts because I love cinnamon! Baking time was 8 min. I might chill the dough before baking as the dough was kind of hard to roll into balls. Thanks for a keeper!
This has become one of my favorite recipes. I work in the bakery on my college campus and I made these for the director of the dining services once and that was that - now they're on the regular menu and I make them for students all the time :)
I was a bit puzzled by these cookies. When I tasted them fresh from the oven something about the taste seemed "off". But then the longer they sat out (I didn't even cover them they were so moist) the better they tasted. My ultra-picky boyfriend tried one and said "It's sandy inside " but my father LOVES them. They are very filling cookies and have a nice complex flavor. The sugar on top of the cracked surface is very pretty. I like how they're thick and chewy plus somewhat healthier with the whole wheat. The only modifications I made were adding one cup of brown sugar and 1/2 white sugar plus a little less flour than called for. Check them early because my first batch burned.
These were great! I like chewy cookies and these fit the bill. My hubby and two littles ones loved them too! They are very spicy and delicious. Be sure to let them cool completely before storing them as they have a tendency to stick together if too warm.
This is a wonderful recipe! No one could tell that it was mad ewith wheat flour. I made a few alterations: I used 1/2 cup of honey 1/2 cup of splenda and 1/2 cup of brown sugar for the white sugar in this recipe and it turned out great!
Excellent and thanks for sharing. The cookies are moist and delicious sometimes I add soft candied Ginger for an extra kick. Every time I make this usually at Christmas for my husband I buy a new bottle of ground ginger. This guarantees great gingery cookies.
Delicious! Subbed 1 cup white sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar for the 1 1/2 cups of white sugar.
YAY!! A homemade ginger snap recipe that we love!! The Hubster & I are both BIG fans of ginger snaps and these hit the spot! The spices are perfect and we devoured nearly two dozen in one evening.:) I took the advice of another reviewer & used apple sauce for half of the butter called for. It was the only change I made & it worked out great! I'm sure the full amount of butter would only make these more awesome I just wouldn't eat as many!:P I halved the recipe and my batch made 36 perfect sized cookies. Thank you SO much for sharing this recipe! Will make again & again!:)
terrible...these cookies were way too sweet and the spice was OVERPOWERING...extremely spicy ginger snaps. I am not sure why they have receive such great reviews. I will not be making this recipe again.
