# A kickass ginger snaps recipe **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 6, 2005, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kickass-ginger-snaps-recipe/325049 "2005-10-06T14:43:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kickass-ginger-snaps-recipe/325049/1 "2005-10-06T14:43:27Z")
This is a recipe that’s long been in my wife’s family; the cookies are called “ginger drops.” Be warned: they’re addictive. 3/4 cup margerine 3/4 cup shortening 2 cups sugar 2 eggs 1/2 cup light molasses 3 1/4 cups flour 2 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. cloves 2 tbsp. ginger Beat margerine, shortening, sugar and eggs until light and fluffy. Add molasses. Add flour sifted with baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger. Drop by teaspoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes at 375 degrees. Makes about seven dozen cookies. Let me know how you like them! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kickass-ginger-snaps-recipe/325049/2 "2005-10-06T15:53:29Z")
Needs vanilla. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kickass-ginger-snaps-recipe/325049/3 "2005-10-06T15:56:06Z")
And substitute butter for some of that other grease. Mmmmm, butter. ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kickass-ginger-snaps-recipe/325049/4 "2005-10-06T16:42:09Z")
And deep fry it in bacon grease. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kickass-ginger-snaps-recipe/325049/5 "2005-10-06T17:02:47Z")
The recipe sounds good and kinda easy. I love me some ginger snaps. I’m thinking butter instead of margarine though, just cause I like the real buttah. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kickass-ginger-snaps-recipe/325049/6 "2005-10-06T17:33:06Z")
> [@slortar](#): > > And deep fry it in bacon grease. After stuffing it with sausage. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kickass-ginger-snaps-recipe/325049/7 "2005-10-06T18:15:28Z")
IIRC it really is better with margerine than butter; we’ve tried it both ways. Caveat baker. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kickass-ginger-snaps-recipe/325049/8 "2005-10-06T19:03:47Z")
> [@UncleBeer](#): > > After stuffing it with sausage. Can we end cookie rape in our lifetime? ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kickass-ginger-snaps-recipe/325049/9 "2005-10-06T19:14:01Z")
I give it two ginger snaps and a head roll. Oh, and a move to Cafe Society, where the recipe and cooking threads roam freely. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kickass-ginger-snaps-recipe/325049/10 "2005-10-06T19:17:53Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > Can we end cookie rape in our lifetime? 😃 Sounds like a great recipe - can’t wait to try it! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kickass-ginger-snaps-recipe/325049/11 "2005-10-07T00:06:12Z")
One of my favorite bits of trivia goes round Ginger Snaps - apparently they were developed as a ginger storage method centuries ago - need a teaspoon of ginger? crush a cookie into the recipe! (Don’t know if this is true - the source is the ‘disgraced’ (and late) Frugal Gourmet, Jeff Smith.) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2005, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kickass-ginger-snaps-recipe/325049/12 "2005-10-07T13:20:15Z")
> [@lawoot](#): > > One of my favorite bits of trivia goes round Ginger Snaps - apparently they were developed as a ginger storage method centuries ago - need a teaspoon of ginger? crush a cookie into the recipe! > > (Don’t know if this is true - the source is the ‘disgraced’ (and late) Frugal Gourmet, Jeff Smith.) I’m having a hard time believing this - ginger lasts for years, just sitting in a bottle on the shelf. Ginger snaps last a good while without refrigeration, but it’s hard to see the cookies lasting longer than the spice would under primitive conditions. But I do love me some ginger snaps.