Gingerbread Cookies – Holiday favorite, kids can help decorate them.
Legend traces gingerbread men back to Queen Elizabeth I, who supposedly had her cooks mold the pastry into the shapes of her favorite courtiers and liked to give VIP guests ginger “biscuits” that were edible caricatures.
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Gingerbread Cookies
Holiday favorite, kids can help decorate them.
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Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 158kcal
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks)
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2/3 cup molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- sugar cookie icing for decorating
Instructions
- In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat butter, brown sugar, and molasses until fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla and until mixed well
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, spices, baking soda and salt until combined.
- With mixer on low, gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients until dough just comes together. (Do not overmix)
- Divide dough in half and create two discs. Wrap each in plastic wrap and chill until firm, about 2 to 3 hours
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Place one disc of dough on lightly flour surface and roll until 1/4 inch thick.
- Cut out gingerbread men (if desired) with 3" wide cutter and transfer to baking sheet.
- Bake until slightly puffed and set 9 to 10 minutes, Time is determined by the size of your cookie cutters.
- Let cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to cooling rack to cool completely.
- Repeat with remaining disc of dough.
- Decorate with icing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 158kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6.1g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 125mg
