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Schibesosu

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2012

Soft and chewy! I used butter instead of the shortening. These cookies are wonderful!

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Mandee

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2012

I made a couple changes after reading other reviews. 1/2 cup shortening and 1/4 cup butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup white sugar, added 1 tsp. ground cloves and 1/2 tsp cream of tartar. I baked them exactly 10 minutes and they are sooooo goooood and snappy everyone wants the recipe.

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Pebe

Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2012

Pretty good and not too difficult to make. Not sure if all that sifting is necessary though. Not too gingery and more chewy than snappy. Will make again.

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jolley900

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Dayton, Ohio, USA

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2012

Chewy, flavorful, a good balance of spice and sugar. This only produced 2 dozen cookies for me. Also, I have subbed many times "pumpkin pie spice" blend for the ginger to give a more complex spice flavor. Lastly, if you want these cookies to be non-flat, refrigerate your dough for a few hours before baking, they will still crack on top and leave you with a thicker cookie.

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kdlololo

Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2012

These are the best ginger cookies I have ever had. (Only modification I made was to add 1 teaspoon cloves) Have been searching for the perfect mix of flavour and texture and this is it. Amazing, and even my picky 15 year old daughter LOVED them.

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dawng

Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2012

easy to make and the kids love them

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Karen

Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2012

GREAT recipe i loved it and it was easy! they turned out with those picture perfect cracks on the top every time. i made two batches since i liked them so much only in the second batch i added more ginger but i love spicey gingersnaps, i also didnt roll them in sugar. i was worried at first because the dough is more wet than i was expecting but they turned out really great. i will be using this recipe over and over!

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Dazey

Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2012

I made this recipe today, and this is the first rating I've ever given. Grandma's Gingersnap Cookies are to Die for! I did follow the advice from April's comment and add 1tsp. cloves, just because I like a little extra spice. Other than that, follow this recipe to the letter and you will not be disappointed! These cookies are soft and chewy and flavorful. I will definitely be making these again! I am a professional baker so believe me when I say this recipe is a keeper!!! Thanks Mary Ayers for sharing, I can totally see why your family has been enjoying these since 1899.

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