Gingerbread Cookies

Name: Gingerbread Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 78
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; 6 Tbsps butter, softened; 1 liters confectioners sugar; 1 egg; 5 Tbsps fat-free milk; 946 milliliters all-purpose flour; 78 servings Assorted paste food coloring, optional; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground cloves; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 237 milliliters molasses; 0 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters sugar; 2 Tbsps white vinegar

Gingerbread Cookies is a vegetarian dessert. One serving contains 85 calories, 1g of protein, and 1g of fat. This recipe serves 78. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. A mixture of egg, vinegar, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious.

Instructions

In a bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Beat in the molasses, egg and vinegar.

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Molasses

Vinegar

Butter

Sugar

Egg

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Bowl

Combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 4 hours or until easy to handle (dough will be sticky).

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Baking Soda

Cinnamon

Clove

Ginger

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Salt

On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness.

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Dough

Roll

Cut with 4 in. cookie cutters dipped in flour. Using a floured spatula, place cookies 1 in. apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

All Purpose Flour

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Cookie Cutter

Baking Sheet

Spatula

Bake at 375° for 5-6 minutes or until set.

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Remove to wire racks to cool.

For icing, combine confectioners' sugar and milk in bowl.

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Powdered Sugar

Icing

Milk

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Bowl

Spread over cooled cookies; let dry completely. If desired, combine paste food coloring and a few drops of water; using a fine brush or the blunt end of a wooden skewer, decorate cookies.

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Food Color