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Gingerbread Snowflake Cookies

Gingerbread Snowflake Cookies
Gingerbread Snowflake Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 8 servings with 828 calories, 8g of protein, and 28g of fat each. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It will be a hit at your Christmas event. If you have baking soda, water, flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

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Beat butter and sugar at medium speed with a mixer until fluffy.
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Stir together 1/4 cup water and soda until dissolved; stir in molasses.
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Combine flour and next 4 ingredients.
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Add to butter mixture alternately with molasses mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Shape mixture into a ball; cover and chill 1 hour.
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Roll to 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface.
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Cut with a 7 1/2-inch snowflake cookie cutter.
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Place 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
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Cut out designs in snowflakes using 1/4- to 1/2-inch cutters, and remove.
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Bake at 350 for 12 to 15 minutes.
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Remove to wire racks to cool.
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Spoon icing into a small heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag. Snip a tiny hole in 1 corner of bag; pipe around edges of cookies.
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Sprinkle icing with sugar, if desired.
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Note: Sparkling sugar can be found at cake decorating and kitchen shops.
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Ready In45 m.
Servings8
Health Score8
Dish TypesSide Dish
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