Making ginger snap cookies this year? Try our favourite recipe!
It isn't Christmas without the smell of ginger snap cookies wafting through your house.
The spicy aroma mingled with hints of sugar and molasses will make your mouth water as you wait for these cookies to finish baking.
Why not get your kids involved with the process and have them roll the dough in sugar. It's okay if they aren't perfectly round, your kids won't remember misshapen cookies but they will remember the time you spent with them in the kitchen!
Try this recipe for yourself this holiday season!
Ginger Snap Cookies
Ingredients
1 1/4 cup butter (room temperature)
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup molasses
4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
4 tsp baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/2 tsp cloves
1/3 cup white sugar (for rolling)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350F.
In a large bowl, whisk the dry ingredients together and set aside.
In the bowl of your stand mixer (or a large mixing bowl) add butter and beat on medium-high speed until it becomes soft and creamy and the colour starts to lighten.
Gradually add the sugar and continue beating on medium0high speed for about 2 minutes (scraping the bowl as needed)
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well on medium-high speed after each addition. Continue to scrape down the bowl to ensure everything is incorporated.
Mix in the molasses.
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until fully combined.
Roll dough into balls (about 1 TBSP worth of dough), coat with sugar and bake for 10-12 minutes.
Cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before moving to a cooling rack. Enjoy!
Before you devour these tasty cookies, snap a picture, post it on social media and tag us (@generationsmarketplace)!
We hope you enjoy these cookies as much as we do. If you want more sweet treats, check out what we have available in our marketplace or sign your kids up for our Young Bakers Program to master the art of making goodies!
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