Name: Ginger Snaps Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 17 min
Ingredients: 1 cup Unsalted Butter ((softened to room temperature)); 1 large Egg; ¼ cup Molasses; 2 cups All Purpose Flour; 1 cup Sugar ((3/4 cup for dough, 1/4 cup for rolling)); 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda; 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon; 1 teaspoon Ground Cloves; 1 teaspoon Ginger; 1/2 teaspoon Salt

Infused with cinnamon, spice, and everything nice, this is THE Ginger Snaps Recipe you’ll want on repeat! Straight from Grandma’s kitchen, this 10 minute prep vintage cookie recipe delivers pure nostalgic bliss with each soft and chewy bite! They’re cozy molasses perfection at its finest!

Stack of soft and chewy ginger snaps cookies with molasses bottle in background.

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Ginger Snaps Recipe

This easy ginger snaps recipe actually comes right from my husband’s sweet Grandma!

Growing up in a household of 7, my hubby would frequently make these cookies himself… in triple batches. It was his sneaky way of indulging in WAY more sweet treats than would normally be allowed!

Of course he shared plenty of the cookies. But when you’re the cookie baker, it’s plenty easy to indulge (in his case a bit excessively) without being noticed! 🙂

So with this thoroughly tried and tested recipe, you can be absolutely assured that each and every bite will taste just like heaven! Ginger snaps heaven that is!

Trust me, you’ll be doing everyone a massive Flavor Favor when you add these true old fashioned ginger snap cookies to your recipe collection.

With this recipe, you’ll effortlessly create soft and puffy cookies, with sparkly sugar tops… that will make you want to come back for seconds… and thirds… and more!

It’s a classic cookie recipe you’ll want to make again and again… and again!

Just like these adorable Gingerbread Man Cookies, these Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies, and of course this heavenly Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe. (Another of Grandma’s legendary recipes.)

Grandma’s gingersnaps are also the perfect homemade cookie for gift giving, as well as for your holiday dessert tables and your Christmas Cookie Exchange!

Plus, these ginger snaps are so easy to make. You will need just basic ingredients. Most of which you likely already have on hand. And with only 10 minutes required for prep, you’ll be done almost before you begin!

So are you ready to get baking the best ginger snaps recipe ever?

Here’s what you’ll need…

Ingredients including molasses, ginger, and cloves.

It takes just a few simple ingredients to bake up a batch of the BEST chewy ginger cookies in your kitchen.

Just add these ingredients to your grocery list so you can score some Sam’s Club deals this week…

All Purpose Flour
Baking Soda
Cinnamon
Sugar
Cloves
Ginger
Molasses – do NOT use blackstrap molasses
Unsalted Butter – the higher quality the butter, the more AMAZING the flavor!
Egg
Salt

Trust me, easy cookie recipes with few ingredients and minimal prep like this ginger snaps recipe are your hot ticket to household fame!

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How to Make Ginger Snaps

With just 10 minutes required for prep, these homemade chewy ginger molasses cookies are sure to become one of your favorite quick and easy dessert recipes!

Here’s what you’ll do…

1. Mix your ingredients with hand mixer or stand mixer.

Ginger Snaps cookie dough in bowl of stand mixer.

2. Chill dough in refrigerator.

3. Form chilled dough into small balls, and roll in sugar.

4. Bake in oven, then cool on wire racks.

Finally, all that’s left to do is to grab that first soft and puffy cookie, with a sparkly sugar top… and DEVOUR it!

Scroll down for the printable recipe card with detailed, step-by-step instructions.

Yes, you sure can!

I’ve done this when prepping ahead of time for Christmas, then pulled these gingies out to bake on Christmas Eve!

Here’s what you’ll do…

1. Prepare your cookie dough balls per recipe instructions.

2. Roll in sugar, and place on a parchment lined cookie sheet.

3. Flash freeze dough balls for 2 hours in freezer.

4. Transfer balls to a gallon sized freezer bag, and freeze up to 2 months.

5. When ready to bake: remove balls from freezer, allow to thaw slightly as oven preheats, bake per instructions, and add 1 – 2 minutes of baking time if necessary.

Balls of cookie dough on a lined baking sheet.

How to Store Ginger Snaps

After baked, you can store these scrumptious ginger snap cookies at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 3 days. That makes this simple ginger snaps recipe ideal for holiday baking.

Trust me, these cookies truly are one of the tastiest and simplest Christmas holiday dessert recipes and easy Thanksgiving dessert recipes EVER!