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Our favorite Gingersnap Cookies are crispy on the outside and soft and chewy in the center. It's makes the best traditional gingersnaps, with the perfect flavor.
Some of my other favorite treats include Homemade Almond Joys, Oreo Balls, Rocky Road, or my Gingerbread Cookies Recipe!
What I love about this recipe:
- Perfect Texture: I'm a snob when it comes to Gingersnap Cookies. They have to be crisp on the outside, but chewy, and these are spot on!
- Family recipe: these are my mother-in-law's famous easy gingersnap cookies and she never serves them without some pumpkin dip to go with.
- Freezer-friendly: Make a big batch and save the extras for holiday parties, thanksgiving dessert, or just a cozy fall evening.
How to Make Gingersnap Cookies:
Make Cookie Dough: Mix butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and until well creamed together, about 3 minutes. Add egg and molasses then mix well to combine. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, and cinnamon. Cover and refrigerate dough for 15-20 minutes. (This is a good time to make pumpkin dip!)
Bake: Scoop into balls then place on an un-greased baking sheet. Bake old fashioned gingersnap cookies at 350 degrees F for about 10-12 minutes (or slightly longer if you like them more crispy).
Make Ahead and Freezing Instructions:
To Make Ahead: The dough will keep, covered, in the fridge for up to 4 days before baking.
To Freeze: Allow baked gingersnap cookies to cool completely. Store in a freezer-safe bag or container for up to 3 months. Freeze Gingersnap cookie dough for up to 3 months.
More Cookie Recipes:
- M&M Cookies
- Browned Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Sugar Cookie Bars
- Ginger Molasses Cookies
- Pecan Sandies
- Reindeer Cookies
- Christmas Cornflake Wreaths
- Super Soft Sugar Cookies
Gingersnap Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter, , room temperature (170 g)
- 1 cup granulated sugar, (200 g)
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup molasses, (60 ml)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, (250 g)
- 2 teaspoons baking soda, (8 g)
- ½ teaspoon salt, (3 g)
- 1 Tablespoon ground ginger, (6 g)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, (2.5 g)
- Pumpkin Dip, , optional, for dipping
Instructions
- Add butter and sugar to a mixing bowl and beat until well creamed together. Add egg and molasses and mix well to combine.
- Stir in flour, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon. Cover and refrigerate dough for 15-20 minutes. (This is a good time to make pumpkin dip!)
- Scoop into balls and place on an un-greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 10-12 minutes (or slightly longer if you like them more crispy).
- We love to serve gingersnaps with this pumpkin dip.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I originally shared this recipe October 2020. Recipe updated September 2023.
These are wonderful! But I’m a ginger addict, so I’ll probably add a tiny bit more ginger next time.
Turned out fantastic. Thank you for the hint on freezing the already baked or the raw dough. This makes a fantastic gift and the house smells amazing when they’re cooking.
Delicious! Made gingersnap men. Freeze before you bake if you do this. Otherwise, you’ll have fat men like me.
I don’t know what happened but mine are awful & tasteless. Is the recipe missing an ingredient that makes it taste “snappy”?
Sorry they didn’t turn out! The recipe isn’t missing anything it has all the classic gingersnap ingredients.Check your spices: Old ground ginger loses its punch really fast. If your ginger (or cinnamon) has been sitting in the pantry for over a year, it’s probably lost most of its flavor. Fresh spices make a huge difference.
Way too much butter in this recipe, our cookies left our fingers greasy. Wouldn’t make again
I use brown sugar instead of white, but my recipes is the same basically. Love gingersnaps.
Omg. I’m not even done making them yet. But the first batch is out and these are everything I dreamed of. I may never buy them from the store again. Couldn’t find the cinnamon so I used allspice. Oh. Em. Gee.
I add a dash of ground cloves for a bit extra flavor, and roll the balls in a cinnamon sugar before baking. Working on my sixth batch this month… they are SO good, and in high demand by friends. 😁😋
These were absolutely delicious! Slightly crisp on the outside with a soft and chewy interior. Very easy to make and a HIT with the family. Will definitely make again!
Has anyone rolled their balls in sugar before baking?
I’m sure that would be a fun addition!
I do this all the time! And put a drop of water on each cookie before baking to get a shinier crinkle top.
Yes, I find it adds a bit to the lovely texture.