Blue Ribbon Gingersnaps are packed with cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and brown sugar! You won't believe how amazing your kitchen smells by the time these soft gingersnap cookies are done!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword best gingersnap cookies, cinnamon christmas cookies, gingersnap cookies, old fashioned ginger snap cookies
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 8 minutesminutes
Total Time 18 minutesminutes
Servings 36
Calories 106kcal
Ingredients
¾cupshortening
1cuppacked light brown sugar
¼cupmolasses
1large egg
2cupsall-purpose flour
2teaspoonsbaking soda
¼teaspoonsalt
1teaspoonground cinnamon
1teaspoonground cloves
1teaspoonground ginger
½cupsugarfor dipping
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Cream shortening, brown sugar, molasses and egg in large bowl. In a separate bowl sift flour, baking soda, salt and spices. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, blending until mixed. Dough can be chilled for easy handling.
Shape the dough into balls the size of whole walnuts. Roll balls in sugar, place on baking sheet. Bake 8-9 minutes at 375 degrees. Cool on sheet one minute before transferring to rack.