Easy Ginger Snap Recipe! {Best Chewy Old Fashioned Cookies}

This easy Ginger Snap Recipe delivers pure nostalgic bliss with each bite!

There’s nothing more delicious at the holidays than indulging in soft homemade Ginger Snaps, right?  This Easy Ginger Snap Recipe comes from my husband’s sweet Grandma.  Every bite of Grandma’s Gingersnap Cookies is a taste of pure cookie heaven!

You definitely need to add these old fashioned ginger snap cookies to your recipe collection… it’s a classic cookie recipe you’ll come back to year after year!

They’re so easy and beyond delicious… perfect for holiday dessert tables and Christmas Cookie Exchanges!

Are you ready to get baking the best ginger snaps ever?  Here’s what you’ll need…

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Easy Ginger Snap Recipe

This easy Ginger Snap Recipe delivers pure cookie deliciousness with each bite!

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time7 mins

Total Time17 mins

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 4 dozen

Author: The Frugal Girls

Ingredients

• 2 cups Flour
• 1 tsp. Baking Soda
• 1 tsp. Ground Cinnamon
• ¾ cup Sugar + ⅓ cup Sugar
• 1 tsp. Ground Cloves
• 1 tsp. Ginger
• ¼ cup Molasses
• 1 cup Butter softened to room temperature
• 1 egg

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In large bowl, cream together Butter, Egg and Molasses.
• In separate bowl, stir together Flour, 3/4 cup Sugar, Baking Soda, Cinnamon, Cloves and Ginger.
• Gradually pour dry mixture into wet mixture while beating together until well combined.
• Reserve remaining 1/3 cup Sugar in small bowl and set aside for later.
• Chill dough for 1 hour in refrigerator.
• After dough has chilled, roll into small 1″ size balls, roll dough balls in remaining sugar until fully coated, then drop onto nonstick cookie sheets {approx. 2″ apart}
• Bake 7 – 9 minutes, or until done. ENJOY!

See?  These Gingersnaps are so simple to make… and the perfect addition to those cookie exchange parties, too!

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