Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2009

I was dissappointed because I expected thick cracked cookies, but got flat cookies. The flavor was delicious, but the appearance was not what I hoped for. I wonder what made them flat? I made two batches and tried to keep the second batch thicker by not flattening them. Still did not work. The recipe does not say to chill dough. Maybe that would have made the difference. I will be trying a different recipe next time.

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2009

These are fantastic cookies! I followed the recipes exactly as written except I supstituted crisco butter flavored shortening for the butter and used 1/2 splenda and 1/2 sugar. I used a small cookie scoop to make the cookies uniform size before I rolled in the sugar, and found that they didn't flatten as much while baking. I gently flattened them with the bottom of a clean glass! Will be making these again!

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TurtleLove

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2009

These cookies were frustrating. My dough was just slightly on the crumbly side so I don't know how some cooks got a gooey dough. Plus I only flattened lightly like I would a peanut butter cookie and they didn't spread at all.

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Teresa W.

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Reviewed: Dec. 12, 2009

These are the best ginger cookies I have ever tasted. I've given the recipe out to lots of friends and this is my staple Christmas cookie recipe from now on.

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Susie

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2009

These are very good! Nice and soft and a great taste. I couldn't stop eating them!!!

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2009

These cookies turned out great.My kids loved it .Thanks for the recipe.

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diva-licious

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2009

Very tasty. I also replaced 1TBSP orange juice for the water. It did seem to enhance the flavors.

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Lani76

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Waianae, Hawaii, USA

Living In: Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2009

Just 3 words...yummy...yum...yum!

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Amy

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2009

Good flavors however, this recipe didn't work out for me. I followed the recipe to the T and they did not rise at all. I don't understand what happened.

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Armymommy4

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2009

I MAKE THESE COOKIES EVERY YEAR & THEY ARE THE FIRST TO GO! ABSOLUTELY DELISH!!!! I UP THE AMOUNTS OF THE SPICES...WE LIKE EM SPICEY!!!! GREAT, THANKS.

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SOPHIE45

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2009

Sooo good! I made a double batch and took the idea of using orange juice instead of water! They turned out wonderful!! Even my son eat them and he is very picky, he won't even eat choc. chip cookies but he LOVES these! The only thing I thought was that they needed more sugar stuck to the outside, Just my personal taste. I will make these again and again!!!!

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Raynebow

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2009

These cookies are fabulous. I've made them twice in the last few weeks and all of my guests have loved them. I use the OJ instead of water, up the ginger to 3 teaspoons, and cinnamon to 1 1/2 teaspoon. I chill the dough for an hour, and I roll the cookies in a sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger mix before putting them on the baking sheet. Sooo tasty!

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MBgirl

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2009

Amazing!!! I didn't have OJ t follow other reviewers suggestions, but I didn't want to use water either so I used what I had on hand...Apple Cider. I also used blackstrap molasses and yes do chill the dough before rolling into balls. Theses were amazing!!

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2009

I just love these cookies! They have the perfect amount of spice - not too much so they are accessible to everyone. They also stay soft and chewy (with a bit of a crisp on the outside). Mine did not come out looking like they do in the picture, instead they looked more like ginger snaps, but they were still delicious. I will be make these again and again!

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HB

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Reviewed: Dec. 10, 2009

Delicious! I had pressed them down rather flat to avoid the gooey middle that others posted. They still spread further and I ened up with a BIG cookie. Next time, may use the medium scoop instead of the big scoop to portion out the dough. I will drizzle with vanilla icing for a pretty presentation. Thank you!

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BROZZY

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Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2009

These are the best, simple gingersnaps you can make. They don't try to be too fancy. They're just awesome!! My mom asked me for the recipe, and she is the "cookie master" in my family. I used butter instead of margarine, and it was great. I recommend butter.

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Wally

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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2009

YUMMMY! So good! I couldn't stop eating them. Perfect winter cookie.

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jamiek

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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2009

Best Cookies Ever! I did like other reviewers and used O.J. instead of water and chilled the cookie dough before shaping it. I was out of eggs when I made them, so I substituted 1 Tbsp. of ground flax mixed w/ 3 Tbsp. of water. You couldn't taste a difference and the cookies turned out perfectly. These are a big hit and my husband was really glad that I came home with some of them left over from the cookie exchange. YUM!

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linzdawn

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Living In: Kalispell, Montana, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2009

My husband and father in law are not ginger cookie fans, but neither of them could stop eating these! I used real butter and my hand blender was broken so I mixed it with the sugar by hand. Cookies still turned out perfect! Definitely bringing these to the holiday cookie exchange.

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maikou

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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2009

These cookies turned into a nightmare. I checked after making them that I had the right ingredients and amounts of each ingredient. These did not work at all. I have no idea what happened as I see thousands of raving reviews. The dough was incredibly sticky and impossible to work with, even after taking other reviewers suggestions to put the dough in the freezer before forming balls on a cookie sheet. They looked like cookies when I checked on them in the oven after 8 mins, but they were just goopy messes in reality....didn't cook on the bottom properly at all...just messy to try and clean-up and throw away. No clue what the problem was....oven works fine and I checked the ingredients/amounts as I said. I was really looking forward to these cookies too...I wish I could see someone else make them to know how to pull this recipe off. Baffled and confused I am!

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