12.20.2012 by Deb
Food and Wine

Tender Gingersnaps Cookie Recipe

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If you like gingersnap cookies you are going to love these. It’s another delicious cookie I found while browsing through the Taste of Home Best Loved Recipes cookbook (pg 285).  Emma and Alan love these cookies. A slightly crisp outside and a moist and chewy center. Life is good!

Tender Gingersnaps Cookie Recipe
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Serves: 10-12
 

Ingredients
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • ¾ cup butter, melted
  • 1 egg
  • ¼ cup molasses
  • 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ cup sugar

Instructions
  1. In a bowl, mix together brown sugar and butter. Add egg and molasses. Combine until blended.
  2. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, and ground cloves. Slowly add the dry ingredients into the wet mixture. Cover and place in refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
  3. Roll dough into 1″ balls, roll in sugar and then place 2″ apart on a lined cooking sheet.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees for 9-11 minutes. Cool for one minute and then cool completely on wire racks.

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