I was following my mother's recipe for ginger snaps and realized I had used the wrong ingredients right away, so rather than throwing it out and starting over, I made my own recipe, and they turned out even better. I just had to share my 'mistake' with you all because I can't believe how good these are. They turned out so delicious, moist, and chewy. I hope you enjoy them.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter , softened
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 0.25 cups molasses
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 0.5 teaspoons salt
- 0.25 teaspoons ground cloves
- 0.5 cups white sugar
Instructions
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1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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2
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.
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3
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.
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4
Put 1/2 cup sugar in a wide, shallow bowl. Roll dough balls in sugar to coat and arrange onto a baking sheet.
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5
Bake in preheated oven until beginning to crisp around the edges, 13 to 15 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
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