Ginger snap cookies
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I usually bake the first couple of batches at a lower heat for about 14 minutes to make some crisp cookies. The recipe can be easily adapted for either a crisp cookie or a soft chewy cookie with slightly crispy edges. The cookies are loaded with ginger flavor, like gingersnaps should be. This is an amazing and versatile gingersnap cookie recipe. This is always a problem when someone asks me for one of my recipes and I will invariably have to take some time to write out the instructions. Sometimes it’s just a list of ingredients without any further directions.
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Ginger snap cookies how to#
The rest of the instructions are in my head because I have made the assumption that I will never have amnesia and will always recall how to make these cookies.Īctually, I have several recipes that are written like this, with just a list of ingredients and a few key words to remind me of the oven temp and baking time. My personal recipe actually only has the list of ingredients with a note that says “325°, about 15 min. I don’t know where it originally came from but I’m sure it started out like most of my recipes as a slightly different blend of ingredients that was adapted to my own tastes and whimsy. I have had this recipe for gingersnap cookies for over 20 years. Homemade gingersnap cookies that can be baked until they are soft and chewy or a little longer for a crisp and ‘snappy’ cookie.