Miss Sylvias Ginger Snap Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Mix the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and cloves well and set aside.
• In another bowl mix with a beater 1 to 2 minutes the sugar, margarine, egg and molasses.
• Add the dry ingredients and mix by hand.
• Take one good size tablespoons of dough (or more to make a bigger cookie) and roll into a ball.
• On a plate put at least a 1/4 cup of sugar.
• Then roll the balls into the sugar.
• Bake at 350 on an ungreased cookie sheet (air-insulated type is the best) for 10 to 12 minutes.

Steps:

• Cream shortening and sugar together.
• Add hot coffee to molasses.
• Add to creamed mixture.
• sift dry ingredients together.
• Add gradually to liquid mixture.
• Chill dough throughly.
• roll out on a pastry cloth or wax paper.
• 1/8 inch thick and cut out with cookie cutters.
• Bake 350 degrees for 15 to 17 minutes on a cookie sheet pan depending on how big cookies are. Less time for smaller cookies.
• Enjoy! good with a glass of milk or coffee and hot tea.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, cream together the brown sugar, 1/2 cup of the sugar, and the butter until light and fluffy. Add the egg and molasses, and incorporate well. Sift together the dry ingredients and add to the creamed mixture. Mix well, then gently fold in the candied orange peel. Place dough in the refrigerator until chilled. Shape dough into 1-inch balls, dip the top half of the cookie in the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, coating them well. Place 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 7 minutes, or until golden brown. Use a spatula to remove the cookies from the sheet and let cool.;

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Grease cookie sheets.
• Sift together flours, ginger, cloves, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda into a large mixing bowl; mix well.
• In another bowl, beat together oil, eggs, molasses, honey, and brown sugar until frothy; stir into flour mixture, mixing until batter forms.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets far apart, as cookies will spread; bake at 375 degrees F.
• for 5-7 minutes or until cookies are firm and lightly brown.
• Watch closely to ensure that they don't scorch.
• Remove from sheets with spatula and cool on wire racks.

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.

Steps:

• Whisk 2 cups plus 2 tablespoons flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, cloves, black pepper, and cayenne together in a large mixing bowl until thoroughly mixed.
• Cream together butter and 2/3 cup sugar in a separate bowl until pale yellow and creamy, about 2 minutes. Add candied ginger, molasses, vanilla, and egg. Whisk mixture until well blended. Add dry ingredients to butter/sugar mixture and stir just until the flour disappears. Cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Pour 1/2 cup white sugar in a shallow dish for rolling cookies.
• Scoop out about 1 1/2 teaspoons dough with a small scoop or teaspoon. Form dough into balls and roll in white sugar. Place cookies on prepared baking sheet. Slightly flatten cookies to about 1/4 inch thick; sprinkle with a pinch more sugar.
• Bake in preheated oven until cookies are your desired crispiness or chewiness, 10 to 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Mix margarine and sugar well.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating after each, add molasses and rest of ingredients.
• Roll into balls and dunk in granulated sugar, press onto pan a bit.
• Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes.
• 4 dozen mix.