gingerbread cookies
Dec. 5th, 2011 12:23 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
crummyvisionHere's a gingerbread cookie recipe, by request. I made these, and this included rolling and cutting the dough into shapes.
GINGERBREAD COOKIES
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
CSA
¼ cup soft shortening
½ cup sugar
½ cup light molasses
¼ cup water
2 and ½ cups of flour
¾ teaspoon of salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon of ginger
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon of allspice
Colored crystallized sugar for decorating
Mix the shortening and the sugar thoroughly. Mix in the molasses and water. In a separate bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients except for the crystallized sugar. Add slowly to the molasses mixture. Mix and chill covered for 2 to 3 hours. Take the dough out and roll out on a floured board. Roll out to a 1/8 inch thickness and cut out shapes using a cookie cutter. Sprinkle with crystallized sugar. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake for 7 to 9 minutes until golden brown. You can also omit the crystallized sugar and frost the cookies after they are baked instead.
GINGERBREAD COOKIES
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees
CSA
¼ cup soft shortening
½ cup sugar
½ cup light molasses
¼ cup water
2 and ½ cups of flour
¾ teaspoon of salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon of ginger
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon of allspice
Colored crystallized sugar for decorating
Mix the shortening and the sugar thoroughly. Mix in the molasses and water. In a separate bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients except for the crystallized sugar. Add slowly to the molasses mixture. Mix and chill covered for 2 to 3 hours. Take the dough out and roll out on a floured board. Roll out to a 1/8 inch thickness and cut out shapes using a cookie cutter. Sprinkle with crystallized sugar. Place on a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake for 7 to 9 minutes until golden brown. You can also omit the crystallized sugar and frost the cookies after they are baked instead.
