Gingerbread Cookies
Gingerbread Cookies might be a good recipe to expand your dessert recipe box. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 93 calories, 2g of protein, and 1g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 60. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Christmas. If you have ginger, ground cloves, ground nutmeg, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours.
Instructions
Watch how to make this recipe.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Sift the flour, baking powder, spices and salt together in a large bowl, and set aside.
In a small saucepan combine the butter, honey, sugar, lemon juice and the lemon and orange zest. Bring this to medium heat and cook until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved.
Let cool to about room temperature and beat in the eggs.
Make a well in the flour/spice mixture and add the egg/sugar mixture to the well. Using a fork, begin to gradually incorporate the flour into the egg mixture. When the flour has mostly been incorporated, turn the mixture out onto a clean work surface and gently knead until the mixture is smooth and homogenous. Knead in a little more flour if the dough seems sticky. Chill dough for 1 hour or overnight.
Using a rolling pin, roll the dough to an even thickness of about 1/4-inch.
Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters.
Place on a lightly greased or parchment-lined cookie sheet and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until the cookies are firm and lightly browned.
Let the cookies cool for 3 to 4 minutes and transfer to a cooling rack.
When the cookies are completely cool decorate, as desired.
Cook's Note: If you are planning to hang the cookies, make a hole for the string before baking.