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Irish Ginger Snaps

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Irish Ginger Snaps by www.whatscookingwithruthie.com

Irish Ginger Snaps are a delightful little cookie that will please you on so many levels… Mmm- hmmmm!

They are wonderful AND true to my I-need-to-make-these-a-little-healthier-self… I skinned them down too.

Yep!  Your welcome 🙂

Yield: 36

Irish Ginger Snaps

Irish Ginger Snaps by www.whatscookingwithruthie.com
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/3 C butter, softened
  • 4 oz neufatchel cream cheese
  • 1 C sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 2 C flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp ground cloves
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 C raw sugar, reserved

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray; set aside.
  3. Cream butter and cream cheese until smooth.
  4. Add sugar; mix well. Add egg; mix until light and fluffy.
  5. Add salt, baking soda, and spices; mix well.
  6. Add flour 1 C at a time; mix just until incorporated.
  7. Pour raw sugar into a small bowl, roll dough into small balls (I used a small cookie scoop), roll in sugar.
  8. Press with the bottom of a glass to 1/4 inch thick.
  9. Bake 8-10 minutes; until the bottoms are lightly browned but the tops are white. Don't over bake.
  10. Cool and enjoy.
  11. Store in a tightly closed container.
© Ruthie
Category: Cookies

 

* I adapted this recipe from Jeanne Mather

Irish Ginger Snaps by www.whatscookingwithruthie.com

These festive little cookies are fun for St. Patrick’s Day… if you love Ginger Snaps then these moist Irish Ginger Snaps will be a party in your mouth!

Here are a couple of other delicious and fun St. Patrick’s Day ideas…

Irish Stew by whatscookingwithruthie.com

Crock-pot Irish Stew

Irish Soda Bread by whatscookingwithruthie.com

Irish Soda Bread

I hope you were able to get entered in yesterday’s Pot-of-Gold Giveaway… imagine all the fun you could have with a $600.00 gift card!

Happy Tuesday!

xoxo~ Ruthie

if you love Ginger Snaps then these moist Irish Ginger Snaps on www.cookingwithruthie.com will be a party in your mouth!

 
Thanks for checking out my Irish Ginger Snaps post. Check out my full collection of Cookies articles, and get more chocolate chip, shortbread, and holiday Cookie Recipes by Ashton Swank, Liz Call, Mariah Leeson and Tammy Mitchell.
 

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Comments

  1. jill says

    just wanted to let you know that your recipe up top is different from the one on the printed recipe card. The “card” is missing the 1/3 cup butter and 4 oz. cream cheese – thanks for the recipe

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    • Ruth says

      Thanks so much, Jill, for the heads up! It must have missed my copy and paste BUT it’s all better now 🙂 I hope you came back again soon! xoxo~ Ruthie

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  3. Susan says

    5 stars
    Thank you for the recipes! I printed the cookie and soda bread, but the link to the Irish Stew doesn’t work. Just thought I’d let you know.

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    • Ruthie says

      Gosh… that is strange isn’t? I checked the original recipes again and it doesn’t even call for it! Crazy… we better add some in! Although they do taste amazing as is… hmmm. Let’s add 1/2 tsp of ginger as an option maybe?? xoxo~ Ruthie

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  6. Jeff says

    These seem closer to Snickerdoodles with cloves than ginger snaps. Without ginger and molassas that are traditional in the ginger snap they would be less…snappy, for want of a better word. Although the lack of molassas may mean that my daughter may actually like this version of the ginger snap.

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    • Ruthie says

      Hi Jeff… I’m sure your daughter will love these cookies and I must admit no ginger is strange so I’m sure it was omitted accidentally from the recipe I was given… as I’ve looked around on line I think there should be 1 tsp of ginger as well. I will add it in the recipe…Hope you enjoy them 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie

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    • Ruthie says

      You’ll love them!! THanks for the nice comment… I hope you’ll come and share at my Super Saturday Show & Tell link party 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie

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    • Ruthie says

      Oh girl… these ones are just fab! I’ll be back every saturday to party with you 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie

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    • Ruthie says

      Thanks so much… I appreciate every pin! I’d love to have you come and share at Super Saturday Show & Tell here with me 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie

      Reply

    • Ruthie says

      Hi Anna. . . we apologize for any inconvenience as our site went under construction for a few hours today. The printable recipe is working again and everything is back to normal We hope you enjoy it- it’s so good! 🙂 Thank you! Ruthie

      Reply

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