Gingersnap Cookies By Freda Recipes

GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat butter and 1 cup sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until creamy. Add egg and beat until smooth. Stir molasses into the butter mixture until completely integrated.
• Sift flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, salt, and cloves together in a separate bowl; add to the butter mixture and mix until you have a dough. Divide and shape the dough into 36 balls.
• Put 1/2 cup sugar in a wide, shallow bowl. Roll dough balls in sugar to coat and arrange onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until beginning to crisp around the edges, 13 to 15 minutes.

GRANDMA'S GINGERSNAP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Sift the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt into a mixing bowl. Stir the mixture to blend evenly, and sift a second time into another bowl.
• Place the shortening into a mixing bowl and beat until creamy. Gradually beat in the white sugar. Beat in the egg, and dark molasses. Sift 1/3 of the flour mixture into the shortening mixture; stir to thoroughly blend. Sift in the remaining flour mixture, and mix together until a soft dough forms. Pinch off small amounts of dough and roll into 1 inch diameter balls between your hands. Roll each ball in cinnamon sugar, and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until the tops are rounded and slightly cracked, about 10 minutes. Cool cookies on a wire rack. Store in an air tight container.

GINGER SNAPS BY FREDA

Steps:

• 1. Follow Directions for Mixing as above using Electric mixer. Line Baking Sheet with Parchment Paper,(for easy clean up)
• 2. Roll cookies into 1" balls or use small cookie scoop for Uniform cookies. Roll Balls into Cinnamon & sugar Mixture.
• 3. Place 2" apart on Cookie sheet. Bake 10 min for soft Cookies Bake 12-24 for Crispier Cookies. Store in air-tight Container. ENJOY

GRANDMA'S GINGERSNAPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together the margarine and 1 cup white sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and molasses until well blended. Combine the flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; stir into the molasses mixture to form a dough. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and roll the balls in the remaining sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

"GIANT GINGER SNAP COOKIES"

Steps:

• 1. PREHEAT oven @ 350. Line Baking sheets with parchment paper, set aside.
• 2. In Med Bowl, mix 1st 5 Dry ingredients. (Flour, soda, salt,& spices)
• 3. With Mixer, Cream together BUTTER, with BRN SUGAR, 1/2 C Granulated Sgr. until light and fluffy. Blend in Molasses & egg.
• 4. With Low Speed, Blend in Flour Mixture to wet mixture. Blend til just combined well.
• 5. Divide dough into 12 equal sized balls. add 3/4 cup sugar into a bowl, roll balls into this sugar. Place 4" apart onto your parchment lined baking sheet Flatten with glass into 3" rounds. Sprinkle TOPS of cookies with remaining sugar in the bowl.
• 6. Bake til brown, 12-15 minutes (Rotating sheets 1/2 way thru baking, if more than one sheet in oven at same time. Top to bottom and Bottom to top)
• 7. Cool on wire rack. store in air tight container. These can be made several days ahead and stored in feezer. These are so good . . enjoy.

GINGERSNAP COOKIES BY FREDA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350. line baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Beat Butter until softened and creamed, Add; egg, Sgr, & mollasses; Beat until light and fluffy.
• in med. sized bowl, Mix flour, soda, salt, and spices together. On low speed slowly add flour mixture to the wet creamed ingredients. MIX WELL.
• take a small cookie scoop (I USE) or teaspoon, make round balls. roll into sugar, and press down lightly on parchment paper lined baking sheet, with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar, or a fork.
• Place 2" apart on baking sheet. Bake @ 350 10 min.
• Cool on cookie sheet about 2 min. then transfer to wire rack to cool completely. Have you cup of tea or coffee ready you will want one, or more right out of the oven. . enjoy!

GRILLED PEACHES BY FREDA

Steps:

• 1. To remove the skins from peaches, blanch them in boiling water 30 seconds.
• 2. Remove from the water and peel the peaches.
• 3. Crumble cookies in large pieces of foil.
• 4. Slice the peaches. Mix the peach slices with lemon juice in a bowl.
• 5. Place the peaches over the cookie crumbs. Sprinkle with the cinnamon and sugar. Top with butter.
• 6. Fold foil over and seal foil.
• 7. Place on medium heat on the grill. Grill with the lid open for 10 minutes turning halfway through. That's it!!
• 8. Enjoy with whipped cream, ice cream, or just like this. Wonderful on a camping trip.