Gingersnaps

As the name implies, these cookies should be dry and crisp. Nonetheless, I actually prefer them soft and chewy, which is how they get when they are left uncovered overnight. Be careful to mix the butter and sugar together just to combine. If you cream or beat them together, you will incorporate too much air, which causes the cookies to spread out too far as they bake, making them thin and unpleasant-looking. These are great refrigerator cookies. Form the dough into ropes, then slice and bak