When I was checking the ingredients for this recipe, I found three containers of ginger in my cupboard. Three. I make a lot of gingersnaps, but not that many. Having written this, I hope that the next time I go to the grocery store, I don’t hover in front of the spice display thinking, “Do I need more ginger?”
Here's the original recipe. Let me know if you like it!
Grandma Baker's Gingersnaps
2 cups flour
1 Tbsp ginger
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup shortening
1 egg
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup molasses
Sift first five ingredients into a medium-sized bowl. In a large bowl, beat shortening, then add egg, sugar and molasses, still beating. Stir in dry ingredients. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 350º F for 12 – 15 minutes.
7 comments:
Love your blog, Beth! I already want to try your Grandma's gingersnaps. I wish I could grab one of those cookies right out of the picture. Looking forward to many more of your heavenly baking sensations!
What a lovely childhood memory. Freshly baked cookie by Grandma! It's right out of a storybook. I think your recipe looks great, but it's the love that makes these cookies so special.
I can almost smell the ginger through my computer. These look so warmly comforting-just the way cookies should look. Thank you for sharing your recipe and beautiful memory.
Thanks for all your comments. So many of my favourite memories involve food and family. I never bake these cookies without thinking of my grandmother.
I printed out your grandma's recipe for Gingersnaps; right up my alley.
Rita
These sound delicious! I'm so glad that you linked back to them, so that I could try them too. Some of my grandmother's recipes are my very favorite as well.
I'm so glad you linked back to this recipe, Mary. Hope you like them!
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