Grandma's Gingersnap Cookies

This gingersnap cookie recipe will quickly become a seasonal tradition in your household. Members of the Allrecipes community say the gingersnaps smell like Christmas while they’re baking!

Ingredients

  • cinnamon sugar (0.33 cup)
  • all-purpose flour (2 cups)
  • ground ginger (1 tablespoon)
  • baking soda (2 teaspoons)
  • ground cinnamon (1 teaspoon)
  • salt (0.5 teaspoon)
  • butter (0.75 cup)
  • white sugar (1 cup)
  • egg (1 large)
  • dark molasses (0.25 cup)

Instructions

  1. Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place cinnamon sugar in a bowl; set aside.
  2. Sift flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt into a mixing bowl. Stir the mixture until blended, then sift a second time into another bowl.
  3. Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in white sugar. Add egg and molasses and beat until light and fluffy.
  4. Sift 1/3 of the flour mixture into the butter mixture; stir to thoroughly blend. Sift in the remaining flour mixture and mix together until a soft dough forms.
  5. Pinch off small amounts of dough and roll them with your hands into 1-inch-diameter balls.
  6. Place balls in cinnamon sugar and roll to coat, then place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
  7. Bake in the preheated oven until tops are rounded and slightly cracked, about 10 minutes, switching racks halfway through. Cool cookies on a wire rack.
  8. Enjoy!

Nutrition

(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)

  • kcal: 58
  • fat: 2 g
  • sats: 1 g
  • carbs: 9 g
  • fibre: 0 g
  • protein: 1 g
  • salt: 0.08 g