Gingersnaps
Created by ellie on December 24, 2015
- Servings: 60
- Prep Time: 4h
- Cook Time: 10m
- Recipe #22253
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup molasses (or dark corn syrup)
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon ginger
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 3 to 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
How to Make
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Step 1: In the large bowl of your electric mixer beat together the first 3 ingredients (molasses - butter) until mixture is smooth. Add the rest of the ingredients (- salt) and continue mixing until the dough is stiff. Gather into a bowl and wrap with waxed paper and chill for several hours or overnight.
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Step 2: Roll out small portions of the dough to 1/4 inch thickness and cut into 3 inch rounds or shapes (we cut them into shapes).
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Step 3: Bake in a 375 degree oven for 8-10 minutes. Do not overbake!
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Step 4: Makes 40-60 cookies depending on the size of your shapes.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (14 g)
- Calories 55
- Total Fat - 2 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.2 g
- Cholesterol - 5.4 mg
- Sodium - 40.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 8.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.3 g
- Sugars - 3.8 g
- Protein - 0.7 g
- Calcium - 14.9 mg
- Iron - 0.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg