25 Days of Christmas
Day 1
Soft Gingersnaps
Are you looking for an easy Ginger Snap Cookie recipe?
I have a super easy and soft cookie recipe that I use from All Recipes Website Grandma’s Gingersnaps.
It makes a lot of cookies and these are ones you can make in advance, freeze individual balls and cook only what you need later.
This is a great recipe for advanced planning if you are doing that “now” to leave more time for quick baking later.
Recipe is as follows:
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups of margarine
2 cups white sugar (not all used at once, set aside 1 cup)
2 eggs
1/2 cup molasses
2 1/4 tbsp ground ginger
2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/4 tbsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
2. In a medium bowl, cream together the margarine and 1 cup white sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg and molasses until well blended. Combine flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt; stir into the molasses mixture to form dough. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and roll the balls in the remaining sugar. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Bake 8-10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to wire rack to completely cool.
NOTE: Step 3 is important. Let the cookies stay on the cookie sheet and they won’t fall apart when removing from tray.
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Published by Heidi Benson
I am a wife, mom, and daughter. I served in the United States Army, went to college, received a Batchelor's Degree in Criminology, homeschooled my daughter every year from start to finish, and now I am currently a daycare teacher's aide (soon to be a two-year-old teacher coming this fall).
I married my husband when he was in the United States Army so I have the unique knowledge of what it is like to be on both sides of a Military uniform.
While we were stationed in Germany, my daughter, who is 24 years old now, was born and I made the difficult decision to put my career on hold to be her mom.
The past 20 years have been wrought with many struggles but as a result of those struggles, this blog was created.
As the years passed and the struggle kept coming, I would say, "I'm not sure why we have to go through all of this, but if we have to then it is my desire to allow my story to serve as a means of encouragement to others so all this pain isn't for nothing."
The years passed and the struggles did not. However, I feel now is the time God wants me to share these stories of hardships with the hopes they provide encouragement to you if you are struggling in the same way. It is my prayer they will serve as a healing opportunity for you.
I want you to know you are not alone. There are others who know where you are and what you are feeling.
Cling to the hope this won't last forever and that God is standing beside you while He holds you up and dries your tears. He is showing you the way, you just need to follow Him.
Big Hugs, Heidi
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