Homemade Ginger Snaps

Yesterday I got the strangest craving for Moravian Cookies. If you have never had them, they are the most awesome cookies on the face of the planet!!! I don't know how to describe the taste except for the fact they taste like ginger snaps.

So I decided in my preggo state that I wanted ginger snaps. But not just any--homemade ginger snaps. Have I ever made them before? Nope. Did I know where to begin? No. But I figured it had ginger so I couldn't go wrong.

I found tons of recipes that all called for different things--but not many of them were consistent so I just combined what I thought sounded good and made my own.




Here is the recipe: It's super simple and super quick!!

2 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 t. baking soda
3/4 t. cinnamon
1 t. ground ginger
1/2 t. ground cloves
1/2 t. salt
8 T. butter
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. brown sugar
1/3 c. molasses
1/4 c. egg whites

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine flour, baking soda and spices into one bowl and put them aside for now. Cream the butter and sugars together (don't do like me and forget the brown sugar. I had to later go back and add it!). Add the molasses to the creamed butter, then add the egg whites until combined. Addd the dry ingredients slowly. Once incorporated, roll dough into 1 inch balls and place onto baking tray. Bake 8-10 minutes.