Gingerbread Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

1 ½ cups dark molasses
1 cup packed brown sugar
⅔ cup cold water
⅓ cup shortening
7 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground allspice
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (16 ounce) package chocolate frosting

Nutrition Info

263.9 calories
carbohydrate: 51.7 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 5.3 g
fiber: 1 g
protein: 3.2 g
saturatedFat: 1.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 198.7 mg
sugar: 25.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one cookie sheet.

  2. Mix together the molasses, brown sugar, water and shortening.

  3. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, allspice, ginger, cloves and cinnamon. Add to sugar mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.

  4. Roll dough 1/4 inch thick on floured board. Cut with floured gingerbread cutter. Place about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Cool and decorate with frosting.

Recipe Yield

2 1/2 dozen

Recipe Note

This is a very tasty Christmas dessert. This recipe is very nice for Christmas parties as it makes 2 1/2 dozen 2 1/2 inch cookies.

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