Blossoming Gingersnap Cookies

Name: Blosssoming Gingersnap Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 17 min
Yield: 48 Cookies
Ingredients: 1 Cup Brown Sugar (Packed); 3/4 Cup Shortening; 1/4 Cup Molasses; 1 Egg; 2 3/4 Cups All Purpose Flour; 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda; 1 Teaspoon Ginger; 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon; 1/4 Teaspoon Cloves; 1/4 Cup White Sugar; 48 Chocolate Star Candies

posted by Krystle on December 11, 2015 0 Comments »

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Blossoming Gingersnap Cookies: Soft and spicy ginger cookies topped with a rich chocolate star. The perfect balance of spicy and sweet, great for holiday cookie trays!

I’m great at compromising as long as I get exactly what I want! 🙂

For example, want to go out to lunch? You bet I do!

Sure, of course you can pick the place.

Oh? That’s your suggestion? Well I think we should go here!

And of course we end up going to my choice! 😉 Any one else do this?

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When it comes to cookies or dessert in general I’m all about sweet sugary goodness! Spicy eh not really my cup of tea (no pun intended). However, my Grandfather especially loves gingersnap cookies.

I love baking them for Christmas, but wanted to come up with a version I’ll enjoy too. The answer? Top those suckers with a chocolate star! nomnom!

Blossoming Gingersnap Cookies

Blosssoming Gingersnap Cookies

Blossoming Gingersnap Cookies: Blossoming Gingersnap Cookies: Soft and spicy ginger cookies topped with a rich chocolate star. The perfect balance of spicy and sweet, great for holiday cookie trays!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 7 minutes

Total Time 17 minutes

Servings Cookies

Author Krystle

Ingredients

1 Cup Brown Sugar Packed
3/4 Cup Shortening
1/4 Cup Molasses
1 Egg
2 3/4 Cups All Purpose Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1 Teaspoon Ginger
1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
1/4 Teaspoon Cloves
1/4 Cup White Sugar
48 Chocolate Star Candies

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a large bowl, mix brown sugar, shortening, and molasses. Add in egg, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves.
Gradually stir in flour a little at a time, stirring until just combined. Do not overmix.
Shape dough into ~1 inch balls. Roll in white sugar until coated. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake for 7 to 9 minutes or until the tops begin to crack. Remove from oven. Immediately press 1 chocolate star into the center of each cookie.
Cool on pan for 2-3 minutes. Remove to a wire wrack to cool completely.