It's Beginning to Smell A Lot Like Christmas: Ginger Snaps

You know those crazy people that set up their Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving has even began?  Well I hate to admit it, but I'm one of them!  There is just something about having a Christmas tree in your home that makes it feel so much more comfortable and cozy.  As Jordan and I decorated our home for the holidays, we talked a lot about what traditions we want to continue within our own family.  Our Christmas traditions growing up are a little bit different than each other's, so it has been fun getting to pick and choose which ones we want to keep for our own family over the years.  Jordan decided to opt out of the "wake up at 4am and look at our presents for two hours" tradition that my siblings and I grew up with.  My heart was slightly broken when we decided no on that one... ok maybe not. I'm an adult now, I like my sleep!

Along with picking and choosing different Christmas traditions from our own childhood, we thought it would be fun to start a couple brand new traditions in our own family.  One that we have been consistent with the past three years is baking ginger snaps and taking them to our friends and family! We love ginger snaps and feel like they really welcome in the holidays.  

So here is our favorite ginger snap recipe!  I love it so much I want you to all have it.  Make sure and switch out the classic sugar cookies for Santa this year with these ginger snaps.  He just may leave you an extra gift!

Ingredients:

1 1/3 cups butter
2 cups dark brown sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup dark molasses
4 1/2 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon ginger
2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350.

Mix wet ingredients in one bowl. Mix dry ingredients in another. Combine.

Shape dough into small balls. Place on cookie sheet. Press down on the cookies a little and sprinkle sugar on top. Bake for 10-12 minutes and enjoy!