Chewy Ginger Snaps (with baking video)

The name of these cookies might seem a bit contradictory, but it perfectly describes these cookies. They are rich in flavor, with molasses, and lots of spices. Yummy winter cookies.

These cookies are some that I grew up eating. My mom always called them “molasses cookies” – but to me they taste exactly like a ginger snap. But instead of being a hard, crunchy cookie, they are soft and chewy.

Enjoy these with a mug of coffee or hot chocolate for the kids!

To Make the Chewy Ginger Snaps you will need:

• butter
• vegetable shortening
• brown sugar
• egg
• molasses
• salt
• baking soda
• cinnamon
• ginger
• allspice
• nutmeg
• all-purpose flour
• granulated sugar
• small dish
• mixer and mixing bowls
• baking sheet
• parchment paper
• cooling rack

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Watch me make this recipe in the video below:

In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking powder and spices. Stir them together. Set this aside for now.

In your mixing bowl, beat the butter and shortening until smooth and fluffy.

Mix in the egg, brown sugar and molasses. Beat until creamy.

Add in the dry ingredients. Mix well. This will be a very thick cookie dough.

Cover and refrigerate the dough for 1-2 hours.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

Place the granulated sugar in a small bowl.

Using a cookie scoop or spoon, measure out a small portion of dough, and roll it into a ball with your hands. The ball should be about the size of a ping-pong ball.

Roll the dough ball in the sugar to coat.

Place the ball on a cookie sheet that is lined with parchment paper.

Repeat this process with the rest of the dough, baking about 12 cookies at a time on a standard cookie sheet.

Bake for 10 minutes.

Allow the cookies to cool for a few minutes, then place them on a rack to cool completely.

NOTE: Watch the video (Coming tomorrow!) to see how I do this with the parchment paper, baking stone and racks. It’s how I bake ALL cookies, with no time wasted between pans.

Repeat with all of the dough.

Store the cookies in airtight container.

Enjoy!

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Chewy Ginger Snaps

Constance Smith – Cosmopolitan Cornbread

The name of these cookies might seem a bit contradictory, but it perfectly describes these cookies. They are rich in flavor, with molasses, and lots of spices. Yummy winter cookies.

5 from 15 votes

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Prep Time 2 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 2 hours hrs 50 minutes mins

Course Cookies and Bars, Sweets, Treats & Desserts

Cuisine American

Servings 42

Calories 100 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar, for coating

Instructions

 

• In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking powder and spices. Stir them together. Set this aside for now.
• In your mixing bowl, beat the butter and shortening until smooth and fluffy.
• Mix in the egg, brown sugar and molasses. Beat until creamy.
• Add in the dry ingredients. Mix well. This will be a very thick cookie dough.
• Cover and refrigerate the dough for 1-2 hours.
• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Place the granulated sugar in a small bowl.
• Using a cookie scoop or spoon, measure out a small portion of dough, and roll it into a ball with your hands. The ball should be about the size of a ping-pong ball.
• Roll the dough ball in the sugar to coat.
• Place the ball on a cookie sheet that is lined with parchment paper.
• Repeat this process with the rest of the dough, baking about 12 cookies at a time on a standard cookie sheet.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Allow the cookies to cool for a few minutes, then place them on a rack to cool completely.
• NOTE: Watch the video to see how I do this with the parchment paper, baking stone and racks. It's how I bake ALL cookies, with no time wasted between pans.
• Repeat with all of the dough.
• Store the cookies in airtight container.
• Enjoy!

Video

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 100kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 113mgPotassium: 77mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 74IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 16mgIron: 1mg

Nutritional information is auto-generated and the accuracy is not guaranteed.

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This recipe was originally posted in 2010, and updated in 2021.