Gingerbread Cookies

Gingerbread Cookies photo
DevlinDevlin Usher

ingredients

Cookies
  • 2 3/4 C flour
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 C shortening
  • 1/4 C brown sugar
  • 3/4 C molasses
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 tsp hot water
  • 1 tsp vinegar
Icing
  • 2 C powdered sugar
  • 1/8 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 egg white
  • food coloring, if desired

directions

  • 1

    Cookies

  • 2

    Mix all ingredients together. Make into cookies however you wish. Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350* for 10 minutes.

  • 3

    *- As the dough sets into between baking batches, it will eat up the flour and get greasy. Add small amount of flour before cutting out each batch. This recipes also does poorly in a cookie press, for this same reason.

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    Icing

  • 2

    Beat together all ingredients. Icing should be thick enough that it does not fall off the spoon when held up. Add more sugar to thicken.

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