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The Best Gingersnaps

The Best Gingersnaps

With two types of ginger, these cookies are complex and spicy, but mellowed by earthy sweet molasses and the graham-y whole wheat flour. The burn of raw ginger will mellow in the oven as the dough bakes to a golden crisp.

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 25 min
Total: 160 min
48 servings

Ingredients

  • 7 ounces sugar (1 cup; 200 grams)
  • 1 3/4 teaspoons baking soda (10 grams)
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (3 grams)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, finely grated (20 grams)
  • 2 tablespoons ground ginger (10 grams)
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (15 mL)
  • A few cracks of black pepper
  • 6 ounces unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks; 170 grams); firm but pliable, about 60°F (16°C)
  • 2 ounces sorghum or unsulphured molasses, not blackstrap (60 grams; about 1/4 cup)
  • 1 large egg, cold
  • 12 ounces traditional whole wheat flour (2 1/2 cups; 340 grams)
  • Raw or granulated sugar for finishing

Instructions

  1. 1

    Adjust oven rack to the middle position, preheat to 350°F (180°C), and line 2 aluminum half sheet pans with parchment paper (not wax paper!).

  2. 2

    Combine sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, gingers, vanilla, pepper, butter, and molasses in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on low to moisten, increase to medium, then beat until fluffy, pale tan, and soft, about 5 minutes. Add egg and beat until smooth, 2 minutes more, pausing to scrape as needed. Resume mixing on low, sprinkle in flour, and continue until a soft dough is formed.

  3. 3

    Divide into 48 level 1/2-ounce portions with a 1 tablespoon scoop. Roll until smooth and round, tumble in a dish with raw or granulated sugar, and arrange on prepared sheet pans, leaving 2 inches in between. Do not flatten, these cookies will spread on their own.

  4. 4

    Bake until puffed and chestnut brown, about 22 minutes. Cool directly on sheet pan 2 hours—prior to that, gingersnaps will not be crisp inside. Store leftovers in an airtight container up to 3 weeks at room temperature.

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