No Christmas would be complete
without some tasty gingerbread cookies to eat, right? Well I’m going to break
all the rules this year and share my top secret recipe for this great seasonal
snack! It’s easy to do and they taste AWESOME - Enjoy!
Here are the ingredients you’ll need
to get started:
3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup molasses
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon ground ginger
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 3/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest (optional)
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest (optional)
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 large egg
Baking Directions:
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 large egg
Baking Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 deg. Line the
oven directly with parchment paper (also known as “baking paper”). You can also
use baking pans if you prefer.
Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves until well blended.
Using a separate large bowl beat the butter, brown sugar, and egg on medium speed until well blended and then add the vanilla lemon zest and molasses and complete mixing it all together.
Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves until well blended.
Using a separate large bowl beat the butter, brown sugar, and egg on medium speed until well blended and then add the vanilla lemon zest and molasses and complete mixing it all together.
Once this is done slowly add the dry
ingredients that you mixed first. Now your dough is ready to go! Divide the
dough into 2 halves and wrap it with plastic wrap. It will need to stay at room
temperature for at least 2 hours but overnight is much better. Try not to
exceed 8 hours to maintain the best consistency.
To begin baking you will need to
take 1 of the dough and roll it out on a lightly floured surface. A table or
counter top is just fine and be sure to sprinkle a little flour over the dough
as well. You’ll want to roll it out until it’s about ¼” thick and it’s time to
get out your favorite cookie cutter! You can make any shapes you like but I
think that the gingerbread man is the best!
Make sure that you have about 1 ½”
of space between the cookies when you place them on the cooking sheets. Each
oven is a little bit different but 7 minutes is usually enough if you like soft
cookies and 10 minutes will make them crunchy. I like to make them both ways.
After they cool you make decorate
them any way you wish. A powdered sugar glaze is good and so is Royal icing.
Either way they are AWESOME cookies and they’ll keep your friends and family
coming back for more!
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