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Grandma M.'s Gingersnap Cookies. Cool cookies on a wire rack. Store in an air tight container. Gingersnap cookies were one of my favorite treats and I, of course, was always more than happy to eat them.

Grandma M.'s Gingersnap Cookies Grandma Geri's Gingersnaps have quite the following and for good reason. My dear friend, Lisa, is famous for her gingersnaps and I was lucky enough to score the recipe for these coveted cookies. These ginger molasses cookies made with butter are soft in the center and slightly crispy on the. You can have Grandma M.'s Gingersnap Cookies using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Grandma M.'s Gingersnap Cookies

  1. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of Shortening, do not substitute butter.
  2. You need 1/2 cup of Molasses.
  3. It's 2 each of Eggs.
  4. You need 2 cup of Sugar.
  5. You need 1/2 tsp of Salt.
  6. It's 2 tsp of Ground cloves.
  7. You need 2 tsp of Ground cinnamon.
  8. Prepare 3 tsp of Ground ginger.
  9. Prepare 4 tsp of Baking soda.
  10. It's 4 cup of All purpose flour.

My Grandma's Ginger Cookies are soft and chewy making these cookies the best ever. I honestly thought that my Grandma's Ginger Cookies were the only type of ginger cookie that people made. It wasn't until college at a cookie exchange where I discovered the famous ginger snap cookies. Cool cookies on a wire rack.

Grandma M.'s Gingersnap Cookies instructions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl, except flour. Beat with an electric mixer until well combined..
  2. Add in flour a cup at a time and stir by hand..
  3. Roll dough by hand into about 1 inch balls and roll the balls in granulated white sugar..
  4. Place cookies about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets and bake at 350 for about 8 minutes. Make sure they get only slightly browned before removing or the bottoms will burn..
  5. Let cool for 30 seconds or so on the pan before moving to a cooling rack. Let cool completely. The cookies will harden as they cool, producing that characteristic snap!.
  6. Yields approximately 8 dozen..

Store in an air tight container. My grandma kept two cookie jars in her pantry. One of the jars, which I now have, always had these crisp and chewy gingersnaps in it. I misplaced my gingersnap cookie recipe and found these to try. Gingersnaps are one of my favorite cookies and they turned out good.