Gingersnaps
Perfect classic holiday cookies with warm spices and molasses.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup butter softened
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup molasses
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ cup granulated sugar for rolling the cookies in
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves in a bowl. Set aside.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, add softened butter and sugar. Beat until smooth and fluffy. Add the egg and molasses and beat until incorporated. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until well combined.
- Roll cookies into ¾" balls of dough and then roll in granulated sugar. Transfer to a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Place in the oven and bake for 9-11 minutes until cookies are golden and have fine crack lines on top.
- Remove gingersnaps from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack to let cool completely.
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