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Grandma’s Ginger Cookies

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My Grandma’s Ginger Cookies are soft and chewy making these cookies the best ever. Get ready to fill the cookie jar and then watch them quickly disappear.

Okay, friends {confession time} – I grew up never being exposed to a ginger snap. I honestly thought that my Grandma’s Ginger Cookies were the only type of ginger cookie that people made. It wasn’t until college at a cookie exchange where I discovered the famous ginger snap cookies.

And wowza I feel in love with those snaps. I vividly remember the brown bag with the orange lettering that they came in and devouring the entire bag with my roommate. I’m pretty sure I was a wallflower that night, not really socializing and instead stuffed my face in that bag of ginger snaps. No shame whatsoever!

While I love ginger snaps, nothing in my eyes will ever beat my Grandma’s Ginger Cookies. They are so soft and chewy, yet have a crispy outer crust. I made these with my mom and siblings every year growing up over the holiday season. Scratch that, we made them at least a dozen times every Christmas. They were the most requested item in our goody bag to our family and friends, well these cookies and my grandma’s Best Ever Zucchini Bread.

Now I make these for our family and friends over Christmas with my kids just like my mom did with us. I love this tradition and of course eating one straight off a hot pan and dipping it into a cold glass of milk. {Mouthwatering as I write this.}

I’ve heard over the years that there is nothing better than “grandma’s recipe” and that is just the case with these cookies. I am so looking forward to Christmas Eve when my kids leave one of these cookies for Santa on his plate of goodies just like I did growing up. The only difference is that this Santa just won’t take a bit of the cookie and leave the rest. The Santa in our home will eat the entire cookie and all the crumbs.

I can’t wait for you to make my Grandma’s Ginger Cookies – they really are the best ever and so is she. XOXO San

Looking for some other cookies recipes? Check out some of my favorites: Best Ever Soft Peanut Butter Cookies, Best Ever Soft Sugar Cookie, German Chocolate Cake Cookies, Best Ever Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies, Italian Lemon Drop Cookies, and Flourless Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies.

How do you make Ginger Cookies?

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Combine all the dry ingredients and set aside.
In your mixer cream sugar and shortening together.
Slowly add in the molasses and eggs, one at a time.
Add dry ingredients ½ cup at a time until well incorporated.
In a separate bowl add 1/3 cup of sugar.
Using a cookie dough scooper, make 12 balls of cookie dough and roll them in the sugar.
Place on cookie sheet and bake 10-12 minutes.

Don’t forget to pin this for Grandma’s Ginger Cookies to your favorite Pinterest board for later.

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4 from 2 votes

Grandma's Ginger Cookies

Author: Sandra

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups shortening
  • 1/2 cup molasses
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 cups flour
  • 4 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon cloves
  • 2 teaspoons ginger

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees
  • Combine all the dry ingredients and set aside.
  • In your mixer cream sugar and shortening together. Slowly add in the molasses and eggs, one at a time.
  • Add dry ingredients 1/2 cup at a time until well incorporated.
  • In a separate bowl add 1/3 cup of sugar.
  • Using a cookie dough scooper, make 12 balls of cookie dough and roll them in the sugar.
  • Place on cookie sheet and bake 10-12 minutes.

Post originally appeared in October of 2013 and has now been updated. Image below is the original image.

 

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  2. I made some with my own recipe a few days ago. For the first time, I added some cinnamon chips.WICKED. It was a fun addition. Love and miss you.

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  15. These look delicious Sandra! I have been searching for a good ginger snap recipe. I even posted a “help, I am looking for a ginger snap recipe!” on my blog some time ago. I will try your recipe. THANKS!
    Linda

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  19. These cookies look perfect for Santa! Thanks for linking to the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party. Hope to see you next week.

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  21. These are amazing cookies! I just made them, and they are perfectly chewy on the inside, with a slightly crunchy edge. I am so thrilled to have a go-to chewy gingersnap recipe now! Thank you so much.

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    • I just made these ginger cookies and used blackstrap molasses. They turned out very well and are much healthier. I also used cane sugar and Nutiva shortening which is an organic superfood and healthy!

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  27. The consistency of the cookies is lovely. If you want them less flat, be sure and chill the dough between baking batches. I got approx. 6 dozen yield. The flavor is pretty good, but it tasted like something was missing. I realized too late that what is missing is salt. I sprinkled some in with the sugar I rolled the last few batches in, and it helped tremendously. You may want to add a tsp into the dry ingredients before forming the dough balls.

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