Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
When you bake gingerbread cookies it fills the house will that distinctive sweet and spicy aroma that brings everyone to the kitchen waiting for the cookies to come out of the oven.
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 cups dark molasses
- 2/3 cups cold water
- 7 cups all-purpose flour, omit baking soda and salt if using self-rising flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Mix the brown sugar, shortening, molasses and water in a large bowl. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- Grease a cookie sheet lightly with shortening. Roll the dough 1/4 inch thick on a floured surface. Cut with a floured gingerbread cutter or other shaped cutter.
- Place 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched.
- Remove from the cookie sheet. Cool completely on a wire rack. Decorate with colored frosting, colored sugar and candies if desired.
- Makes at least 5 dozen small cookies.
Nutrition
Calories: 108kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 2gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 62mgPotassium: 154mgFiber: 1gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg
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