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A pile of gingerbread cookies decorated with white icing and red bulb sprinles.

Gingerbread Cookies


  • Author: Leah Hohman, Adapted from Better Homes and Gardens
  • Yield: 30 cookies 1x

Description

Let your imagination run wild while shaping and decorating these Gingerbread Cookies.


Ingredients

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  • ½ cup shortening
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup light molasses
  • ½ tbsp vinegar
  • 1 beaten egg
  • 3 cups sifted enriched flour
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ginger
  • ¼ tsp salt

Instructions

  1. In a bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and salt.
  2. In a saucepan, bring shortening, sugar, molasses, vinegar to a boil. Let cool.
  3. When cool, beat in one egg.
  4. Stir in dry ingredients and mix well. Turn dough out into airtight container and chill until firm.
  5. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  6. Roll out to desired thickness.
  7. Use the cookie cutter of your choice to create circles or other shapes.
  8. Place on greased or Silpat-covered cookie sheets.
  9. Bake 12 to 15 minutes.