The Best Chewy Chocolate Chip Ginger Snaps
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I've had people tell me that these are the best cookies they have ever eaten. They're a huge hit at the holidays, but they're so good you'll want to eat them all year round! The recipe is originally from Real Simple magazine, December of 2011, with slight tweaks.
Ingredients
4 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup molasses
1/4 cup canola oil
1/2 cup turbinated sugar (you can use granulated or decorating sugar, but turbinated suger has mollasses and thus is PERFECT.)
1 package nestle tollhouse semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions
Heat your oven to 350° F. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves; set this aside.
Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and brown sugar on medium-high until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, then the molasses and oil. USe a stand mixer for this if you can, I've found so much beating sugar and butter together has really put a strain on my hand mixer. It looks REALLY gross at this stage, but don't worry. It'll get instantly better when you add the dry ingredients.
Reduce mixer speed to low and gradually add the flour mixture, mixing until just combined (careful not to overmix). Feel free to take a deep breath cause it smells SO GOOD! Mix in the chocolate chips at this stage.
Place the turbinated sugar on a plate. Shape the dough into balls (about 2 tablespoons each) and, a few at a time, roll in the sugar to coat. Place 3 inches apart on baking sheets.
Bake, rotating the baking sheets halfway through, until the edges are firm but the centers are still slightly soft, 16 to 18 minutes (I do 17 minutes and they turn out perfect every time). Let cool slightly on the baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
ENJOY.