Serious Cookies: Gingerbread Roll-Out Cookies

Name: Serious Cookies: Gingerbread Roll-Out Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons allspice; 2 teaspoons baking soda dissolved in 1/4 cup water; 237 milliliters (8 ounces() packed brown sugar; 237 milliliters (2 sticks, 8 ounces) butter; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 397 grams 1/2 cups confectioners sugar, sifted; 1 large egg; 3 Tbsps pasteurized egg white; 2 teaspoons ginger; 85 grams tablespoons milk; 340 grams cup molasses; 2 teaspoons salt; 659 grams 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon vanilla, almond or other extract

Serious Cookies: Gingerbread Roll-Out Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe serves 36. One portion of this dish contains about 3g of protein, 6g of fat, and a total of 210 calories. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. It is perfect for Christmas. A mixture of egg, salt, unbleached flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.

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Oven

Cream the butter, brown sugar, salt, and spices together.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

Spices

Cream

Salt

Add the molasses and egg and mix well. Stir in half of the flour and the soda dissolved in water, mixing until well combined.

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Molasses

All Purpose Flour

Water

Pop

Egg

Add the remaining flour.

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All Purpose Flour

Depending on the power of your mixer, you may need to add the last bit of flour by hand and knead it in. Divide the dough in half and wrap well. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight. The dough changes over the resting period, making it easier to work with and adding flavor to the cookies.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Wrap

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Blender

Work with half the dough at a time on a well-floured surface.

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Dough

Roll the dough to 1/4 inch thick. Use cookie cutters to cut the cookies into shapes.

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Dough

Roll

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Cookie Cutter

Transfer the cookies to ungreased baking sheets, leaving about 1/2 inch between them.

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Baking Sheet

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, being careful not to overbake. The cookies will still be soft when done.

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Oven

Let them rest on the baking sheet to firm before transferring to a rack to cool.

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Baking Sheet

Place the sifted confectioners' sugar in a medium-sized bowl. Stir together the milk and egg white and add to the sugar.

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Powdered Sugar

Egg Whites

Sugar

Milk

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Bowl

Mix by hand or at the mixer's lowest speed until the glaze is the consistency of molasses. Adjust the consistency with a tablespoon of water if necessary.

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Molasses

Glaze

Water

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Mix in the extract and food coloring. Keep the glaze covered while working with it, to keep it from forming a skin.

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