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Instructions
Gingerbread Cookie Cutouts1 c butter
1 c sugar
1 egg
1 c dark molasses
2 T vinegar
5 c siften flour
1 ½ t baking soda
½ t salt
2 t ginger
1 t cinnamon
1 t cloves
Cream butter; add sugar gradually. Bean in egg, molasses and vinegar. Blend in sifted dry ingredients. Chill. Roll 1/8 to ¼ “ thick on floured surface; cut into ...
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Category: Food & Cooking
Type of item: Food
For: Home
Style: Traditional
Materials
See the recipe for ingredients.
What was your inspiration?
I was asked for the recipe for my Merry Christmas cookies and I do love sharing great ideas.
What advice would you give someone starting this project?
This recipe makes a LOT of cookies. It can be used for very small houses that you plan to eat right away, but the cookies are too soft for larger structures. The dough can be refrigerated for several days or frozen for up to a month. In the past I have had good results when I cut the recipe in half even though I've used a whole egg rather than half an egg.
I prefer lining the cookie sheets with with parchment paper to greasing them. The cookies seem to come out more evenly baked.
I used a simple Royal Icing, M&Ms, & other small candies for decorating the cookies.
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