Gingerbread Cookies
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Gingerbread Cookies
Description
The Gingerbread Cookies recipe uses softened butter creamed with brown sugar before adding egg and molasses to create a rich, flavorful dough. Dry ingredients include flour, ground ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt, which are incorporated gradually. Dividing the dough into two balls and chilling for several hours ensures it firms enough to roll smoothly and hold cut shapes during baking.
Once chilled, the dough is rolled thin and cookies are cut with cutters, placed on prepared baking sheets, and baked briefly until just set. Cooling on the baking sheet allows them to firm before handling. After full cooling, decorating with royal icing and candies is done for a festive finish.
Following mixing and chilling tips helps achieve a smooth dough that rolls easily and bakes to a sturdy yet tender cookie, ideal for holiday baking and decorating.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup molasses
- 4 cups flour
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp cloves ground
- 1/4 tsp salt
- royal icing
Instructions
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until smooth. Add egg and molasses. If using a stand mixer, use the paddle attachment and mix at high speed to keep it smooth.
- In a different bowl, mix all dry ingredients. Slowly add to the wet ingredients while stirring. Mix until combined.
- Divide the dough in half and shape into two balls. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
- Remove one from fridge and bring to room temperature (let it sit out for 15 minutes, or microwave for about 10 seconds). Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- On a floured surface, roll dough out to about 1/4 inch thickness. Cut rolled out dough with cookie cutters.
- Place cut-out dough on a baking sheet that is greased or lined with parchment paper or silicone mat.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes. Let the cookies rest for 5 min on the baking sheet before moving them to a cooling rack.
- Once the cookies are completely cooled, decorate with royal icing and any candies and enjoy!
Notes
- Use room temperature butter and a stand mixer with paddle attachment to cream butter and sugar until smooth before adding egg and molasses.
- Divide dough into two portions and wrap separately to ease rolling half the dough at a time.
- Chill dough at least four hours to firm it for easier rolling and shaping with cookie cutters.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 196 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 196kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 33g | 11% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 163mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 195mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 187IU | 4% |
| Calcium | 37mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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