Grammy's Kitchen · Gingerbread Cookies · Gingersnap Cookie
One of 41 gingerbread cookies recipes we measured
from preppykitchen.com
363 cooks on preppykitchen.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 41.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 57% | 47% |
| total sugar | 102% | 136% |
| brown sugar share of total sugar | 77% | 39% |
| egg | 17% | 17% |
| leavener | 3% | 1% |
| salt | 2% | 1% |
| liquid | 0% | 2% |
| flour strength | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 300 g | 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour ((300g)) |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons baking soda |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons ground ginger |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 4 g | 3/4 teaspoon salt |
| 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves | |
| 170 g | 3/4 cup unsalted butter (softened (170g)) |
| 165 g | 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar ((165g)) |
| 90 g | 1/4 cup unsulphured molasses ((90g)) |
| 50 g | 1 large egg (room temperature) |
| 9 g | 2 teaspoons vanilla extract |
| 50 g | 1/4 cup granulated or sanding sugar ((50g)) |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon ((optional)) |
Method: 7 steps, published by preppykitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“In my 46 years, I have avoided anything with clove like the plague. Yuck, just yuck,,, or so I thought. My hubby begged me to make these, and since I get my warm feels by cooking for him, started whippin in the kitchen. OMG JOHN!!!! These are soooooooo good! W” — a cook, 5.0★
“These are the best cookies!!!! Still ft, flavorful, great mix of holiday spices. Wanted to try a new cookie for the holidays and I think they have become our family’s new favorite. We will be adding these to our yearly must make list! Thank you for these!!” — a cook, 5.0★