Oh Snap! Here comes Ginger Snaps - Ginger week

Oh snap, ginger snaps have been around for centuries originating from Germany. Since the 1200's, Germans have been eating these delightful cookies. They came to America when English colonists came; however, the recipes have remained very traditional to this date. Traditionally they are brittle ginger nut style and made for market fairs! They even have a national gingersnap day on July 1st due to its popularity.

We love cookies here at San Living due to their fun nature and how they are loved worldwide. Furthermore, they are known to help with arthritis inflammation, blood circulation and motion sickness due to our weekly ingredient, ginger. This simple recipe is so easy for anyone to make whether you have history in cooking or not. Our recipe is a more modern take on this beautiful cookie. Hopefully you enjoy the conclusion to our first ever ingredient week as we leave it short and sweet! So here we go!

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Ingredients

-14 tablespoons butter, softened

-.75 cup packed light brown sugar

-.5 cup molasses

-1 tablespoon water

-2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger

-2 cups all-purpose flour

-1 tablespoon baking cocoa

-1.25 teaspoons ground ginger

-1 teaspoon baking soda

-1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

-.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg

-.5 teaspoon ground cloves

-7 ounces semi-sweet chopped chocolate

-.25 cup course white sugar

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Recipe

1.In a large bowl mix the butter, brown sugar and grate the ginger in. Then mix until it is light and fluffy then beat in molasses and brown sugar and a bit of water.

2. Mix flour, ground ginger, cloves, nutmeg, cocoa powder, and baking soda.

3. Slowly incorporate the mix into the large bowl while beating until fluffy. If it is too try then add a teaspoon of water.

4. Chop the chocolate into the dough then add it into a sheet of plastic wrap then refrigerate for around an hour

5. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

6. Roll out the dough into the size of cookie you want and rub it into the coarse white sugar.

7. Bake for around 10-12 minutes until it cracks and voila!