Gingerbread Cookies
Sarah
ingredients
Cookie Ingredients:- 1/4 cup butter or margarine softened
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup dark molasses
- 3 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cup milk *always requires a little more
- 1 1/2 cups sifted confectioners sugar
- 1/4 t. vanilla
- whipping cream
- food coloring
directions
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1. Cream butter in a large mixing bowl. Gradually add brown sugar, beating well. Add molasses, beating until well blended.
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3. Sift together flour, soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt, cloves, and nutmeg. Sift again and add to creamed mixture alternating with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
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5. Wrap dough in waxed paper or Saran and chill for one hour.
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6. Roll dough to 1/4" thickness on lightly floured surface. Make cut-outs and place on lightly greased cookie sheet.
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7. Bake at 350° for 8 minutes or until crisp. Cool on wire racks.
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6. When you’re ready to make icing: Blend the sifted sugar with food coloring and vanilla with just enough cream to make a good consistency in the tube.
notes
Jim Haderer's favorite!
Source: From: Kathy Haderer
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