Snappy gingers, also known as gingerbread snaps, are a crisp and flavorful cookie enjoyed by people of all ages. With their combination of sweet and spicy flavors, they are a staple of the holiday season and a welcome addition to any cookie platter. Whether you are a seasoned baker or just starting out, creating the perfect snappy ginger cookie can be a rewarding and enjoyable experience. In this article, we will provide you with tips and tricks to help you create the most delightful snappy gingers that will leave your taste buds tingling.
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SNAPPY GINGER STRIPS
Want homemade cookies but need a quick way to make them? Try cookies strips for fast and easy shaping.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 35m
Yield 56
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F.
- In large bowl, mix 1 cup sugar, the oil, molasses and egg with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except 4 teaspoons sugar.
- Divide dough in half. Pat half of dough into 14x2-inch strip on ungreased cookie sheet. Cut strip lengthwise in half; separate strips at least 3 inches. Flatten strips slightly with fork dipped in sugar to about 1/2-inch thickness. Sprinkle each strip with 1 teaspoon sugar. Repeat with remaining dough.
- Bake 6 to 7 minutes or until edges are light brown and tops appear cracked; cool 2 minutes. Cut each strip crosswise into 1-inch slices; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Store loosely covered.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 50, Carbohydrate 8 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 55 mg, Sugar 4 g, TransFat 0 g
CRISPY GINGERSNAPS
A thin, spicy gingersnap cookie.
Provided by Larry Goldsmith
Categories Desserts Cookies Spice Cookie Recipes
Time 22m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
- In a large bowl, cream the shortening and sugar. Add the egg and beat until light and fluffy, then stir in the molasses. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon. Add to the egg mixture and stir until well blended. Roll bits of dough into 1 inch balls. Dip each ball in sugar and place on cookie sheet, sugared side up about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until cookies have spread and tops have cracked. Let cool on wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 93.8 calories, Carbohydrate 12.7 g, Cholesterol 5.2 mg, Fat 4.5 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 105.2 mg, Sugar 6.9 g
GRANDMA'S GINGERSNAPS
This was my mother-in-law's recipe and my husband's favorite. Shorten or lengthen the cooking time for a softer or crisper cookie.
Provided by RAMB
Categories Desserts Cookies Spice Cookie Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a medium bowl, cream together the margarine and 1 cup white sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and molasses until well blended. Combine the flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda and salt; stir into the molasses mixture to form a dough. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and roll the balls in the remaining sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 100.2 calories, Carbohydrate 15.5 g, Cholesterol 5.2 mg, Fat 4 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 149 mg, Sugar 9.7 g
SNAPPY GINGER MUFFINS
Meet the Cook: To tell the truth, I cook out of necessity but enjoy myself when I bake! I make these for school lunches and my husband to take with him to work. They are nice to serve for breakfast besides. Our children are 9 and 5. While we don't farm, our home's out in the country and we do have a pony here. -Marlene Falsetti, Lowbanks, Ontario
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 30m
Yield about 20 standard-size muffins.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a bowl, beat the oil and sugars. Beat in molasses and egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt; stir into molasses mixture alternately with water. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 184 calories, Fat 6g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 164mg sodium, Carbohydrate 31g carbohydrate (15g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
MOM'S GINGER SNAPS
Fabulous, spicy cookies.
Provided by Elaine
Categories Desserts Cookies Spice Cookie Recipes
Time 40m
Yield 36
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, mix together the brown sugar, oil, molasses, and egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cloves, cinnamon, and ginger; stir into the molasses mixture. Roll dough into 1 1/4 inch balls. Roll each ball in white sugar before placing 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in preheated oven, or until center is firm. Cool on wire racks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 105.2 calories, Carbohydrate 15 g, Cholesterol 5.2 mg, Fat 4.8 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 90.8 mg, Sugar 9.1 g
INCREDIBLY CRISP GINGERSNAPS
In 1998, I was invited by Pat Adrian, director of the Good Cook division of the Book of the Month Club, to judge the group's annual office baking contest. There were luscious cakes, pies and cookies of all types, but these gingersnaps were the hands-down winners. Julie Ellis-Clayton, the winner of the contest, was kind enough to share her recipe with me.
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 55m
Yield about 40 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Set racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, and spices in a bowl; stir well to mix. In the bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together on medium speed the butter and sugar for about 5 minutes until very light, fluffy and whitened. Add the egg and continue beating until smooth. Lower speed and beat in half the dry ingredients, then the molasses. Stop the mixer and scrape down bowl and beater. Beat in the remaining dry ingredients. Remove bowl from mixer and use a large rubber spatula to finish mixing the dough. Use a small ice cream scoop to scoop out 1-inch diameter pieces of dough. Roll into balls between the palms of your the hands, then roll in the sugar. Place the balls of dough on the prepared pans leaving about 3 inches all around each, to allow for spreading. Bake the cookies for about 15 to 20 minutes, or until they have spread, the surface has crackled, and they are firm to the touch. Slide the papers from the pans to racks. Store the cooled cookies between sheets of parchment or waxed paper in a tin or platic container witha tight-fitting cover.
SNAPPY GINGERSNAPS
Another wonderful recipe from Emily Luchetti. I GUARANTEE these are the best gingersnaps you will ever taste. These cookies are a staple around here at Christmas. My Pastor begs me for a batch every year. I like to make the dough and freeze in logs, the slice and bake them when I need them.
Provided by P48422
Categories Dessert
Time 28m
Yield 3 1/2 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- On your mixer using the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy.
- Add the egg and the molasses and beat until incorporated.
- Scrape down the bowl, then add the remaining ingredients and mix on low speed until everything is combined.
- Do not overmix.
- Using about 1 tablespoon of dough per cookie, roll into balls and place them 2 inches apart on parchment lined pans.
- Bake until flat and evenly browned, about 13 minutes.
- Cool on the pan, the remove to a rack to finish cooling.
- These cookies are best the day they are baked, but will keep for several days.
- Note: You can make the dough ahead, roll into logs, freeze, then slice and bake when you need them.
- That's how I make them.
- Note #2: You can also dip these in chocolate, just half-way up the cookie, to dress them up.
SNAPPY GINGERS
Make and share this Snappy Gingers recipe from Food.com.
Provided by DrGaellon
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 dozen, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Use an electric mixer to cream together the butter, sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolk and molasses and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, espresso, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, baking soda, and salt. Mix the dry ingredients into the butter mixture. (The dough will be quite soft.).
- Roll the dough into tight 1-inch round logs, wrap snugly in parchment paper or plastic wrap, and chill at least 1 hour until firm, or wrap tightly and freeze for up to six months.
- Unwrap the dough and slice into 1/4-inch rounds. (If frozen, let stand at room temperature 15 minutes before slicing.) Pour some sugar into a shallow dish. Press the top of each cookie into the sugar and then place cookies sugar side up on a parchment paper-lined sheet pan about 2 inches apart. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Do not over bake; the cookies will become "snappy" once they have cooled completely. Transfer them to a wire cooling rack to cool for 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 95.8, Fat 5.4, SaturatedFat 3.3, Cholesterol 21.4, Sodium 53.6, Carbohydrate 11.6, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 6.4, Protein 0.7
Tips:
- Choose the right grater: Use a microplane zester for fine zest and a regular grater for larger pieces.
- Zest quickly and efficiently: Hold the grater in one hand and the ginger in the other, and move the ginger across the grater in a circular motion.
- Use fresh ginger whenever possible: Fresh ginger has a more intense flavor than ground ginger.
- Store ginger properly: Store fresh ginger in a cool, dark place for up to two weeks. You can also freeze ginger for up to six months.
- Experiment with different recipes: There are many ways to use ginger in cooking, so experiment and find recipes that you enjoy.
Conclusion:
Ginger is a versatile ingredient that can be used in a variety of dishes, from sweet to savory. Its unique flavor and aroma can add a touch of zing to any recipe. Whether you're using it fresh, grated, or ground, ginger is sure to add a delicious touch to your next culinary creation.
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