Christmas Gingerbread Cookies
Created by Chocolatll on January 9, 2016
- Servings: 36
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 10m
- Recipe #22435
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter (softened)
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup molasses (unsulfured)
- 1 large egg
How to Make
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Step 1: Sift flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, baking soda and salt together. Set aside.
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Step 2: Beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
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Step 3: Beat in molasses and egg.
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Step 4: Gradually add flour mixture to make a soft dough.
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Step 5: Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours, or overnight.
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Step 6: Preheat oven to 350°F.
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Step 7: On a lightly floured board, roll dough out to about 1/4" thickness. Do not roll too thin.
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Step 8: Cut out shapes with cookie cutters.
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Step 9: Place on lightly greased baking sheets.
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Step 10: Bake for about 8 minutes, or until just firm when pressed. Do not overbake.
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Step 11: Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.
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Step 12: Remove and place on racks to finish cooling.
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Step 13: Frost if desired. (Optional).
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (25.3 g)
- Calories 94.6
- Total Fat - 2.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.7 g
- Cholesterol - 12.6 mg
- Sodium - 61.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 16.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.3 g
- Sugars - 8.1 g
- Protein - 1.3 g
- Calcium - 18.7 mg
- Iron - 0.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg