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Gingersnap Cookies

Hi! I have a box of your recipes and I lost my favorite cookie recipe. I'm not sure of the name, but I think they're called Ginger Snaps. I remember the recipe makes 100. Thank you. --Jessie
Hi Jessie!  I love those cookies too!  I’ll try to get the recipe and picture up on the website shortly, but in the meantime, here’s the text. Enjoy!  Old-Fashioned Gingersnaps One taste of these cookies takes me back to my childhood and baking cookies with Grandma. Preparation time: 30 minutes Baking time: 10 to 13 minutes Makes 100 cookies 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 3 teaspoons ground ginger 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter 2 cups sugar 2 large eggs 1/2 cup dark molasses 2 teaspoons cider vinegar 1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 4 large baking sheets. Combine flour, ground ginger, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground cloves and salt in large bowl; mix well.  2. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer set at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Lightly beat eggs and add to butter mixture. Add dark molasses and vinegar; beat well. 3. Gradually add flour mixture to molasses mixture; mix until stiff dough forms. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place dough balls about 1 1/2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. 4. Bake gingersnaps until the edges are slightly browned, about 10 minutes for chewy cookies or 13 minutes for crisp cookies. Cool on baking sheets until slightly firm. Grandma’s Secret Tip This recipe was one of Grandma’s favorites to prepare around the holidays because it was so easy and it made a big batch of cookies. She often put them in stacks of 10 or 12 cookies and wrapped them in plastic wrap. Then she tied the plastic wrap with a pretty ribbon. That way when unexpected guests or even carolers came to the door, she had a special little gift ready to give.

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    Betty: Can you please add the recipe for Nana’s Banana Bread to this site? I received it on a recipe card some years ago and would like to send it to some friends by E-mail. The recipe is a delicious one.
    --Winnie

    Dear Betty: Can you please add "Nana’s Banana Bread"? This is one is my favourites!!!
    --Mary

    April 2012
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    March 2012
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    Hi Denise,

    My goodness, I didn’t realize there are so many people allergic to cinnamon!  I had this very question a couple of weeks ago, but about Cinnamon-less Apple Pie.  The advice there holds true for pumpkin pie as well: You can substitute another spice (like nutmeg or allspice), or simply omit the cinnamon.

    And if you haven't finalized your menu yet, you might want to browse all my Thanksgiving Recipes!My boyfriend is allergic to cinnamon and he wants pumpkin pie. What can I use instead of cinnamon?
    --Denise

    November 2012
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    Do you have a recipe for really good pumpkin cookies? --Brooke
    March 2012
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    Back in 2005, I received your cards; they were my first exposure to cooking from scratch and I still use some of the recipes now. One of my favourite recipes–and one that I’ve shared among many friends and family members because it is so good–was your chicken parmigiana recipe. It had a buttery cracker (like Club brand or similar) coating and mozzarella slices melted over it. It was quick, easy, and amazing. I no longer have the card and was disappointed to find that it isn’t among your collection. Though I’ve long since had it memorized, I had hoped to see it among the others and know that other families were enjoying it as much as mine does today.
    –Brittany

    May 2012
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    Hi Betty, A long time ago my daughter gave me a card with a delicious recipe for cinnamon rolls. I lost it and I'm always dreaming about baking such great rolls again. This recipe came from your kitchen. I would love to have it again. Thanks for such awesome recipes. --Maria
    March 2012
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    I have to make cut-out cookies for a wedding and decorate them like penguins. Black icing is so hard to keep a true black. What type of icing would you recommend? Royal, quick pour, fondant or something else? And how do I keep the black as black as when I first make it? –Kathy

    September 2012
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    How do you make butter cake from scratch? --Myrtho
    March 2012
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    Please add your most awesome banana muffin recipe. Thank you Grandma, for your time and help with this matter. --Scott
    March 2012
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    I was wondering if you could add the thumbprint cookies recipe to the site. I had it in my recipe box but it seems to have gone missing, the good recipes always do. I made them 2 years ago as Christmas presents for the homeless and would really like to make them for my kids this year. I remember the filling being preserves and they were so good. Thanks so much! --Jamie Hi Betty. I had a box of your recipes that my mother gave me when I married. Unfortunately, I lost one of my favorites: the thumbprint cookies. It was a sugar cookie with preserves in center. Can you please post that one or send it? Thank you. --Kristina
    March 2012
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