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Lemon Ginger Snaps

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Fresh bright lemony flavor of these Lemon Ginger Snaps is a fun twist on the classic holiday cookie.
A couple of weeks ago I invited my mother-in-law to go to IKEA with us. She had never been before, so I insisted she had to come along! After about an hour of shopping, we decided to head over to the cafe and grab a snack. Since it was between meal service, I opted for a yogurt and a water; she finished checking out and met us at the table with some of the PEPPARKAKA Citrus Lemon Ginger Thins Cookies. I’m usually not much of a cookie person, but ginger snaps have always been one that I love and these IKEA citrus ginger snaps are quite delicious! My little girl had a blast strolling around the store and munching on cookie pieces (she was kind of cranky, so I let her have some).
After we returned home and the cookies were all gone, a week later I found myself craving some more. The closest IKEA is about 45 minutes to an hour away, so I decided to try my hand at recreating them. I like to use honey in my ginger snaps instead of molasses, but either works fine; the color is the biggest difference. My lemon ginger snaps weren’t as thin and crisp as the IKEA ones, but they sure were tasty. Lemon oil is the secret to these fresh, gingery snaps, I hope you’ll bake yourself up a batch to enjoy – happy baking!
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Lemon Ginger Snaps

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Yield 2 dozen cookies

Ingredients

  • 1/4 c + 2 Tbs brown sugar
  • 1/4 c butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 2 Tbs honey
  • 1/4 tsp lemon oil, I used LorAnn Oils
  • 1 1/2 c flour
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 3/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp cloves
  • 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

  1. In the bowl of your stand mixer cream the butter and sugar, then beat in the egg, honey and lemon oil.
  2. In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Add the dry ingredients into the wet and beat to on low to combine.
  3. Refrigerate the dough for 1 hour.
  4. Preheat your oven to 350º and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll out to 1/4" thick and cut into squares or with cookie cutters into desired shapes.
  5. Bake for 10-11 minutes, remove from oven, cool on the pan 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.

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Comments

  10. Hmm…mine turned out very dry even though I reduced the cooking time (second batch only in for 6 min!). Maybe better with a frosting or something or adding moisture somehow.
    And also, (I didn’t, but) It says to preheat the oven, mix, then refrigerate your dough for an hour. I’m sure you didn’t mean that, but ya sure don’t need the oven warming for THAT long! (;
    Anyway, just my experience.

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    • You’re absolutely right, I fixed that step, yes the oil goes in with the wet and wait to preheat your oven. Did you roll them out super thin? These are a crisp cookie, not a soft one, try rolling out the dough a little thicker next time. I hope that will fix any problems you had 🙂

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