Classic Gingersnap Cookies #CookieWeek

Just in time to get your brain turning for holiday baking, I am jumping into the fabulous #CookieWeek! Susan of The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen and Kim of Cravings of a Lunatic have joined together with 23 of their blog friends to present a week of cookie treats! We have every type of cookie you can imagine listed this week, including something for our furry friends! Today I am sharing my deliciously sassy Classic Gingersnap Cookies.

Classic Gingersnap cookies always remind me of the holidays and spending time with family. I baked a batch of these yummy cookies the evening my parents were arriving for a visit from Florida. Gingersnaps are one of my Dad’s favorite cookies, and the aroma while baking filled the house with a spicy sweet warmth for their arrival.

My Gingersnaps are just one of three cookies I will be sharing this week. But there so many more from the other contributors of #CookieWeek, that you will definitely want to bookmark all the recipes for the upcoming holidays and cookie swaps. You can find them all on our Cookie Week Pinterest board!

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Sandwich Cookies by The Cooking Actress
Caramel Apple Cider Cookies by Like Mother Like Daughter
Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookie Bars with Peanut Butter Frosting by Cupcakes & Kale Chips
Chocolate-Filled Christmas Thumbprint Cookies by Food Lust People Love
Chocolate Fudge Brownie Sandwich Cookies by Cravings of a Lunatic
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Cookie Cups by The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
Chocolate Peppermint Raisin Cookies from It’s Yummi!
Classic Gingersnap Cookies by In The Kitchen With KP
Coffee-Toffee Thumbprint Cookies from Crumb
Dark Chocolate Andes Cookie Cups by Beyond Frosting
Double Chocolate Biscotti by Love and Confections
Eggnog Cookies by Jen’s Favorite Cookies
Extra-Chewy Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Cookies from Omeletta
Fruit Coolers by Texana’s Kitchen
Gluten-free Elisenlebkuchen cookies by Masala Herb
Iced Molasses Cookies with by i heart eating
Nutella Cookies by Total Noms
Orange Cream Cookies by Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker
Peanut Butter Cup Sandwich Cookies by Chocolate Moosey
Pumpkin Coconut Macaroons by 52 Kitchen Adventures
Rolo Brownie Cookies from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
Saketini Christmas Balls from NinjaBaking.com

Plus to make the event even more delicious, we are giving away fabulous prizes from KitchenAid, King Arthur Flour, OXO, Silpat and Zulka Pure Cane Sugar to help with your cookie making needs!

Four lucky winners will win one of the following:
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Prize #3: 1 (one) King Arthur Flour gift set including the following: 1(one) King Arthur Unbleached All Purpose Flour -5lb bag, 1(one) Snowflake Cookie Cutter Set, 1(one) King Arthur Flour Pure Vanilla Extract, 1(one) Sparkling Sugar Collection, 1(one) Semi-Sweet Chocolate Wafers – 16oz and 1(one) 4lb bag of Zulka Pure Cane Sugar
Prize #4: 1 (one) Silpat Halfsize Mat and 1(one) 4lb bag Zulka Pure Cane Sugar

This giveaway is open to US residents from November 11, 2013 through November 16, 2013 11:59pm EST and will be picked from random draw. The winners will be notified via email and have 72 hours to respond, if not their prize is forfeited and another winner will be chosen.

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Classic Gingersnap Cookies

Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

30 mins

Author: KP

Recipe type: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Ingredients

¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
¼ cup molasses
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground ginger
¼ cup raw sugar for topping cookies

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Lightly coat baking sheet with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, cream the butter and white sugar.
Add the egg and beat until light and fluffy, then add in the molasses.
In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, salt, ginger and cinnamon.
Add flour mixture to the egg mixture and stir until well blended.
Using a ½ inch cookie scoop, scoop and place cookie dough on baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
Dip the top of each scoop of cookie dough into raw sugar crystals and place back on baking sheet with the sugar side facing up
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
Remove from oven, move cookies from baking sheet to wire rack, and let cool.

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Disclaimer: KitchenAid, OXO, King Arthur Flour, Silpat and Zulka Pure Cane are providing the prizes free of charge. I received no compensation for participating in the Cookie Week event. All opinions stated are my own.