Auntie's Gingersnaps

Name: Auntie's Gingersnaps
Yield: Approx 225 serv
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 sticks butter; 2 cups sugar; 2 eggs; 1/2 cup molasses; 4 cups flour; 2 tsp. baking soda; 3 tsp. cinnamon; 3 tsp. ginger; 3 tsp. cloves; Additional 1 cup sugar for coating

Leelumae @leelumae

Kansas

This is my Great Great Aunt's recipe....been in the family for well over 100 years and is a Christmas tradition to make in our family.

Leelumae @leelumae

Kansas

This is my Great Great Aunt's recipe....been in the family for well over 100 years and is a Christmas tradition to make in our family.

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Ingredients

Approx 225 serv

3 sticksbutter
2 cupssugar
2eggs
1/2 cupmolasses
4 cupsflour
2 tsp.baking soda
3 tsp.cinnamon
3 tsp.ginger
3 tsp.cloves
Additional 1 cup sugar for coating

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Steps

1

Cream together butter and 2 cups sugar in mixer until blended.
2

Beat in eggs and molasses.
3

In a medium bowl combine all dry ingredients.
4

Add spoonful at a time to mixer until all dry ingredients are completely incorporated. Place in fridge for 30 minutes to firm up.
5

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Roll into grape sized balls and roll in bowl of sugar to coat.
6

Add to parchment paper lined baking sheets.
7

Bake in oven for 7 minutes. Rotate sheets and cook an additional 7 minutes. (14 minutes total).
8

Allow to rest for 2 minutes and then cool on cooling racks.
9

This recipe makes a LOT of little cookies...approximately 225 or so but trust me, they will go fast! This dough can be frozen too if you don't want to use all at once. Enjoy!