Reviewed: Aug. 10, 2012

What a find! I'm glad to be the first reviewer of this recipe so that I can bring this now formally initiated recipe to your attention with my 5-star review! I don't generally like teeny cookies but these are SERIOUSLY adorable. The dough is easy to work with and the cookies come out of the oven perfectly round with those cute little cracks we love in gingersnaps. I prepared the recipe as is, save for adding a quarter teaspoon of salt to heighten flavor, and I'm not even so sure that made a noticeable difference. I also used the more traditional method of creaming the sugar and shortening, adding the egg and molasses, then adding ALL of the combined dry ingredients. All brown sugar all but guarantees these will be as soft as their name says they will be, and the spice is just right. They're not just good, they're "D" good. No wonder the submitter's friends ask her for this recipe!

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naples34102

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Mequon, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2012

My 15 yr old son made these for the family....they were amazing!

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Psalm421

Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2012

This recipe is really delicious! I would suggest adding 1/4 tsp of salt to bring out the flavours a little bit more, and make sure you flatten the cookies well before baking as they keep their ball shape otherwise. Definitely a keeper!

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CathrynB

Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2012

When I made these cookies, I beat together the shortening and the sugar together until fluffy, then beat in the eggs and molasses and added the dry ingredients. I did add a half teaspoon of salt when I added the dry ingredients. I LOVED that this dough was ready to go, it did not need to be chilled at all, probably due to the recipe using shortening. My cookies were done at just over nine minutes. I pulled them off the sheet to cool on the countertop and they turned out absolutely perfect.....like bakery spice cookies!

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Sarah Jo

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA

Living In: Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2012

These have a great flavor, and they spread out from balls perfectly (I don't know why the other reviewer's would have stayed as balls). The only issue I had, which really isn't an issue, is that they weren't soft. They came out nice and pillowy from the oven, but they flattened out as they cooled. By the time they were room temperature, they weren't *hard* but they were still far from soft. But, like I said, they had a good flavor, and I would make these again.

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Bogie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2012

Delicious!!! I added more ginger, for a bit more spice. These were a huge hit!

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American

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2012

It made perfect ginger snaps! I'm terrible at making cookies properly the first try and I managed to make these. I made some minor adjustments for my family`s taste by not using cloves and using all spice and I used an additional tsp of cinnamon. If you like soft gingerbread men like my little ones do, you can roll the dough and cut it with ease. I made 36 ginger snaps and 12 small gingerbread men with this. The serving size is a bit off, just the ginger snaps at the recommended rolling size would have easily made 48+.

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csmomma

Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2012

Brilliant! I took these to my work's Christmas party and got rave reviews. I didn't have ground cloves, so I used nutmeg instead. I've made this recipe twice now and it's definitely a keeper!

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ErinB

Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2013

Delicious cookies! I've made these for a Christmas party and my grandchildren and they were a big hit. I mixed together the ingredients a little differently however. I creamed together the brown sugar and shortening first, then added the molasses and egg. Finally, I mixed the dry ingredients in another bowl and then added them to the wet mixture and blended together. The dough is easy to handle, not sticky! The only problem is you'll want to eat too many!

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