The Perfect Gingersnap

Every Christmas I try my hand at baking gingersnaps. Not just any gingersnaps, the perfect, chewy and soft gingersnaps. This year will be a bit of guessing game since I’m using a new kitchen and oven temperatures vary. Plus this cookie is my most challenging, I don’t know why, it’s my Christmas baking unicorn. All I can say is…

All Systems Go

I checked off all of my supplies and got to work. What could go wrong? Nothing can go wrong. I’m so ready this time. Also, my Mom called she’s coming to visit tomorrow, no pressure. LOL

What Could Go Wrong?

As you can see there’s an important ingredient missing from my picture above. If you guessed, butter, you’re right. It’s still in the FREEZER! No problem, I’ll put it in the microwave to soften it up a bit. I’m right here, what could possibly go wrong?

My butter completely melted, so it had to go back into the freezer. Not worried yet.

When in doubt, Use a Fork.

Once my butter was the right softness I wanted, I moved onto the next step. Cream together butter and sugar…Wait…you need a mixer for that. Okay, not panicking, maybe a little bit panicking. I don’t have a mixer! So, I went for my tried and true mixer replacement, the mighty FORK and BICEP POWER.

It worked! Nice and smooth.

Ready to Roll Out

After my dough chilled in the fridge for 30 minutes, and I had a nice cold beer, I was ready to roll out the dough. I preheated the oven to 350 F.

The first batch it ready to go. In 10 minutes I’ll find out if I succeeded this year.

The First Batch

After waiting 10 minutes, which felt like forever, to find out if my gingersnaps worked out the way I was dreaming of. They better look like the pictures!

Okay, they came out round and they look pretty soft. I waited until they cooled down to taste. I did pretty good. They’re gingery, soft, chewy and not overly sweet.

Yay, me!

But the real test will be MOM…

The Next Day…

My Mom arrived just after noon. We had lunch together, chatted for a bit before we had tea. This was my chance to share the gingersnaps. Will she approve..?

Watch the Video to Find Out

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If anyone is interested in the Gingersnaps recipe I used, you can find it here.