Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
- 2 cups brown sugar, packed
- 1 egg
- 4 cups flour
- 1/4 baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- Granulated sugar, for sprinkling
How to Make
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Step 1: In a mixing bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Add egg and mix well.
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Step 2: In another mixing bowl sift together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.
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Step 3: Combine flour and butter mixtures. Dough will be crumbly, not unlike pie dough.
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Step 4: You may proceed with the recipe at this point but the dough works best when chilled at least 2 hours.
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Step 5: Preheat oven to 350F (180C and gas mark 4).
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Step 6: On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to about 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into cookies with your favorite cookie cutters. Place on parchment lined or lightly greased cookie sheets; sprinkle each cookie with granulated sugar.
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Step 7: Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on a cookie rack. Enjoy!
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Step 8: Cookies keep in a tightly covered container for about one week.
We hope you enjoy this recipe!
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