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Soft and Chewy Gingersnap Cookies

Here's how you make Soft and Chewy Gingersnap Cookies
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  • Servings: 36
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 10m
  • The following recipe serves 36 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 cup butter, at room temperature (I use unsalted)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 2 tablespoons oil (veg or canola oil)
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups white chocolate chunks (optional)
  • Granulated sugar (for coating cookie dough balls)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat your oven to 350°F.

  • Step 2: Grease a large cookie sheet/s or line with parchment paper.

  • Step 3: In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar until smooth and creamy. Beat in the molasses, canola oil, vanilla, baking soda, salt, and next 3 spices. Mix until well combined.

  • Step 4: Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until smooth. Slowly add in the flour until combined then mix in the white chocolate chunks.

  • Step 5: Scoop the dough into about 1-inch balls or a little larger then roll in granulated sugar.

  • Step 6: Place on lined baking sheets, about two inches apart.

  • Step 7: Bake for 10 minutes, the cookies will still be soft.

  • Step 8: Remove from oven and let cookies cool on the baking sheet for five minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely.


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