Gingersnap Cookies Recipe - Soft and Chewy - Pitchfork Foodie Farms (2024)

This homemade Gingersnap Cookies Recipe creates cookies that are soft and chewy in the middle and a bit crispy on the edges! It’s filled with cozy spices which makes it a classic Christmas cookie!

There is no chill time, cutting out, or decorating cookies. This means in less than 30 minutes your house will smell amazing and you’ll be enjoying these cookies!

I’m usually 100% a chocoholic and I love this old-fashioned gingersnap recipe! That’s really saying something about how amazing they really are! Plus, they’re a classic Christmas cookie and are a fantastic addition to holiday goodie plates. Snickerdoodles, Peppermint Bark Sugar Cookies, Mint Blossoms, and Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies are all great choices too!

After trying several recipes I combined a couple of them together creating the most perfect gingersnap cookies ever! They are thick, chewy, soft, and crispy all at the same time! If you’ve never been into non-chocolate cookies before…trust me and try these anyway! Check out my gingerbread recipe, too!

Why This Recipe Works:

• Quick and easy! No chilling time, rolling dough out and cutting, or frosting. Plus, I have a trick for rolling the dough in sugar in no time!
• Best texture! Using shortening helps keep the cookies soft.
• Amazing flavor! Adding butter makes the cookies taste amazing!
• Keep well! Gingersnaps stay fresh for quite awhile, or freeze them for later!

Ingredients Needed:

You’ll need mostly simple pantry ingredients. Let’s talk about a few of them.

• Molasses: Medium or dark molasses is best because it will add nice flavor without overpowering the cookies.
• Shortening: You can use either the regular shortening or butter flavored shortening. I actually prefer regular shortening, but I didn’t have it last time I made these cookies.
• Butter: I always use salted, but you can also use unsalted and add an additional 1/4 a teaspoon of salt.

How to Make Gingersnap Cookies:

I love how easy these cookies are to make! Let’s walk through it! Be sure you preheat your oven before starting to make the dough so it will be ready when you are.

STEP 1: Cream butter, sugar, and molasses for about 2 minutes. Add eggs and cream again for a minute.

STEP 2: Measure and add flour, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, baking soda, and salt to a separate bowl and whisk to combine. Add to creamed butter mixture. Mix only until combined and there aren’t flour streaks anymore.

STEP 3: Use a cookie scoop to make balls of cookies. Roll cookies in your hands go make them smooth. Roll each cookie in granulated sugar. Set on baking sheet.

See my tip below for making caramel stuffed gingersnap cookies!

STEP 4: Bake cookies for 9-11 minutes. They’ll be cracked on top when they are done. Let them rest on the cookie sheet for a couple of minutes before removing them to a cooling rack. They’re going to keep baking while they’re sitting on the cookie sheet, so be sure you don’t overbake them.

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Other Easy Cookie Recipes:

If you love this gingersnap cookies recipe you’re going to love these other easy cookie recipes! If a recipe isn’t easy, it’s probably not happening very often at my house! Here are a few of our favorites I know you’ll love too!

• Cake Mix Cookie Bars
• Peanut Butter Fudge Cookie Bars
• Peanut Butter Chocolate No Bake Cookies
• Salted Caramel No Bake Cookies
• Soft and Chewy Snickerdoodles
• Christmas Sugar Cookie Bars

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