Cookie Jar Gingersnaps Recipe
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Cookie Jar Gingersnaps

By: Deb Handy 
"'My grandma kept two cookie jars in her pantry. One of the jars, which I now have, always had these crisp and chewy gingersnaps in it,' recalls Deb Handy of Pomona, Kansas. 'They're still my favorite. My 11-year-old daughter, Becky, used this recipe for a 4-H fair and won a blue ribbon.'"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (21)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
35 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 18 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Additional sugar

Directions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, cream the shortening and sugar. Beat in the egg and molasses. Combine flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Roll teaspoonfuls of dough into balls. Dip one side of each ball into sugar; place with sugar side up on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned and crinkly.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 17, 2009 by Baricat   view full review
Excellent in every way! Using shortening preserves that nice, crispy S-N-A-P when you bite...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2006 by Pegs   view full review
Very yummy. I used butter rather than shortening and they were crispy on the outside and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2007 by Natalie B. Verbeke   view full review
Marvelous! If you don't put them in full time they remain a bit soft, perfect really.
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2006 by M McD   view full review
Wonderful! I made far more than 18 with the batch though, and I only baked them for 7 minutes,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2009 by PEWAGNER1   view full review
I have been making these cookies for years, ever since this recipe came out in Taste of Home,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2007 by Tara   view full review
This is my mom's recipe! But I add more spices like nutmeg and allspice. Just made some to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2009 by Courtney K   view full review
Very good. I used only crisco, no butter, and increased the ginger to 1tbs, per another...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2008 by Carol   view full review
A keeper! 3/4 cup shortening/1/4 cup butter 1/3 - 1/2 cup molasses
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 23, 2010 by MegD   view full review
Fabulous flavor! I might add a little nutmeg next time. Cookies are crisp on the outside,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 30, 2009 by Megan W   view full review
These turned out great but I found that 12 minutes was a little too much...11 was perfect!

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