These scrumptious Ginger Snap cookies are bursting with the complex flavors of ginger, cinnamon, cloves and fresh cracked black pepper. To top off these tasty morsels, roll the cookie dough balls in Turbinado Sugar to add just a little bit of snap and crunch. I love to serve them on my cookie trays with Best Peanut Butter Cookies and Salty and Sweet Cashew Toffee Cookies.
Can you believe how fast this year has gone? Now we are deep in the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. This is the time of year for all things sweet especially cookies. These easy Ginger Cookies will quickly become one of your favorite holiday cookies. Ginger snaps are delightful little treats that are crispy on the outside with soft and chewy centers. They are family-friendly and you can prepare the dough in less than twenty minutes.
How do you make Ginger Snaps?
In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, black pepper, ground cloves, ground cinnamon and ground ginger. Next, in a large bowl, mix the brown sugar, oil, molasses and egg. Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture in three parts, stirring just till combined between each part.
Roll the ginger snap dough into one-inch balls using your hands and roll through the sugar. Place on parchment-covered baking sheets with at least 2 1/2 inches between each cookie. Bake in a preheated oven for about 10 -11 minutes. Let cool for about 5 minutes before moving theginger snaps to cooling racks.
These ginger snap cookies are perfect for a holiday cookie exchange. Here are some more holiday cookie recipes that are perfect for parties!
- Easy Homemade Sugar Cookies
- Pecan Chocolate Chunk Cookies
- Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cookies
- Apple Cinnamon Cookies
Tips for making the best Ginger Snaps
- Always preheat your oven and load the cookie tray on the middle rack in the center.
- Refrigerate the ginger snap dough while you are not working with it and in between batches.
- Fresh spices are always the best. If you have a local spice shop, pay them a visit. I have found that dried ground ginger as opposed to fresh ginger works best in these cookies.
- Roll the ginger snap dough into balls that are a little less than 1 inch to get perfectly sized cookies.
- Do not load the dough onto hot or warm cookie sheets. This dough spreads very quickly.
- Parchment paper is a must with these cookies so they do not stick. Turbinado sugar adds a delicious coating to these ginger snap cookies, but they will stick if not placed on parchment paper or silicone mats.
- Leave at least 2 1/2 inches between the cookies so they can spread and so the heat can flow around them.
- If you have time do a test run with one or two cookies. It really helps to establish baking time.
Other holiday treats you will love!
- Foolproof Almond Joy Fudge
- Party Worthy Eggnog Truffles
- Peanut Clusters (Crockpot or Microwave)
- Chocolate Pecan Caramel Turtles
- Eggnog Fudge
Ginger Snaps
An old fashioned Ginger Snap cookie recipe seasoned with cloves, cinnamon, ginger and a touch of black pepper. Before baking they are rolled in Turbinado Sugar to give them crispy, crunchy edges. This family-friendly cookie is easy to make and quick to come together.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 10
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 30 cookies 1x
- Category: dessert cookies
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 3/4 cup canola oil
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 2/3 cup Turbinado Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cover baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
- In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, black pepper, ground cloves, ground cinnamon and ground ginger.
- In a large bowl mix brown sugar, oil, molasses and egg. Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture in three parts stirring just till combined between each part.
- Roll dough into 1 inch balls. Roll through the sugar. Place on prepared baking sheets; leaving 2 1/2 inches between each cookie. Bake for 10 -11 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before moving to cooling racks.
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Anita
I’ll start baking Christmas cookies soon myself, and ginger snaps will definitely be one of the cookies I bake. These are delicious and super easy, perfect even for beginner bakers. 🙂
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Veena Azmanov
Super delicious and crunchy and flavorful. Awesome look and definitely best gifting option too.
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Adrianne
The cinnamon, ginger and cloves combination in these cookies sounds delicious!! I love how festive they are and they look fabulous. I can’t wait to give them a go, cheers!
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Cathleen @ A Taste of Madness
These cookies remind me so much of Christmas! My mom would always buy some around the holiday season. But now I can make it myself?? I am so excited!!
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Katie
Made these for the family and they were obsessed!
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Carrie Robinson
Ginger snaps happen to be one of my all-time favorites! These look perfect. 🙂
Tisha
Gingers snaps are one of my favorite cookies! I can eat them any time of the year!
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Brittany O'Dell
Can they be made ahead of time and frozen?
Beth Pierce
Yes they can be.
Victoria
Gingersnaps are some of my favorite cookies. I love the chewy texture. Your cookies look like perfection. Bookmarking this recipe for sure.
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Sharon
I love store brough gingersnaps, the idea of making them at home sounds amazing!
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Amena
made them for my colleagues and it was a huge hit. everybody went crazy for them. I did one thing differently, I replaced molasses with honey (same amount)
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Beth Pierce
Thanks Amena! So glad that they liked them. I love ginger!
Chris Collins
Love ginger snaps so much! You very looks so delicious 🙂
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Jenn
These are some of my favorite cookies, and I don’t care if its the holidays or not, when I want freshly baked cookies, I’m making your amazing Ginger Snap cookies!
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Shadi Hasanzadenemati
Everyone at my house loved it! Tasted SO good!
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Toni
I really loved how easy this is to make!! Thank you for the recipe!
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Beth
Wow! The black pepper adds a whole different dimension to these ginger snaps! Yum!
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Beth Pierce
Thanks so much Beth! I am glad that you enjoyed them!!
Sara Welch
I haven’t had these in such a long time! You’ve inspired me to make these for dessert tonight; so delicious!
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Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert
These Ginger Snap cookies are mouth watering!
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Vikki
Made a batch of these and will definitely be making another one! So flavorful and tasty
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Sandra
These look really amazing! I am sure they’ll quickly disappear at my house!
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Krissy Allori
Ginger snaps bring back so many memories of being at my grandparents house. My grandma often made these cookies. Food memories are the best. I need to make these again soon.
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Stephanie
These are my Achilles Heel! Every time I make a batch I just can’t stop eating them!
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Toni
My kids really loved it! A new favorite at my house!
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Natalie
The ultimate holiday cookie! It has all the comforting flavors of fall. I’m excited for all the cookie baking!
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Laura Reese
This is an amazing recipe! The flavors combine to make the perfect cookie.
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Cathy L.
These gingersnaps were really good and easy to make. I loved them, but my husband said he would have liked more heat. Next time, I’ll add a couple of shakes of cayenne pepper to your recipe. It made 4 1/2 dozen 1″ balls. Thanks for a great recipe.
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Beth Pierce
You are most welcome Cathy! So glad that you liked them and thanks for the tip!
Dawn Marie Finnegan
I’ve been looking forever for the Best Ginger Snap and THIS IS IT! W O W ! ! ! These were outstanding! Next time I make them I’ll be adding a smidge more clove and black pepper – Otherwise, this is a KEEPER! Thank you for sharing! I’m SO EXCITED!
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Beth Pierce
Thanks so much Dawn Marie! I am so so glad that you liked them! You made my morning with such a fun comment!
Trang
I seriously love ginger snaps year-round! Maybe because it reminds me of Christmas? This was so easy to make and soo delicious.
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Natasha
The flavors go well altogether it is such a delicious cookie! The edges are crispy, I actually might bake this for Christmas giveaways too!
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Pam Greer
Rolling them in sugar makes such a difference! I love that crunch of sugar!
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Jessica Formicola
I love anything with ginger, and these ginger snaps look SO amazing! Definitely making a batch of them this week!
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Maria
Such a great idea to add black pepper! This seems like a great simple recipe, ideal for a quick snack.
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Jen
Yum! We love these cookies here! Such an easy recipe to follow!
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Alisa Infanti
I love the use of the larger turbinado sugar! Looks so pretty.