Mom's Gingerbread Cookies
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- Minutes to Cook:
- Number of Servings: 18
Ingredients
¼ cup butter ½ cup white or brown sugar ½ cup dark molasses 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour 1teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon cloves ½ teaspoon cinnamon1 teaspoon ginger½ teaspoons saltwater
Preheat Oven to 350
Blend until creamy:
¼ cup butter
½ cup white or brown sugar
Beat in:
½ cup dark molasses
Mix:
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon cloves
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
½ teaspoons salt
Add the sifted ingredients to the butter mixture in about 3 parts, alternately with:
¼ cup water, if you roll the dough or
½ cup, if you model it
You may have to work in the last of the flour mixture with your hands if you are not using an electric mixer.
Roll the dough first to any thickness you like, cut out your figures.
Bake for about 8 minutes or longer according to their thickness. Test them for doneness by pressing the dough with your finger. If it springs back after pressing, the gingerbread cookies are ready to be cooled on a rack.
Number of Servings: 18
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SPOOKYHANDLE.
Blend until creamy:
¼ cup butter
½ cup white or brown sugar
Beat in:
½ cup dark molasses
Mix:
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon cloves
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
½ teaspoons salt
Add the sifted ingredients to the butter mixture in about 3 parts, alternately with:
¼ cup water, if you roll the dough or
½ cup, if you model it
You may have to work in the last of the flour mixture with your hands if you are not using an electric mixer.
Roll the dough first to any thickness you like, cut out your figures.
Bake for about 8 minutes or longer according to their thickness. Test them for doneness by pressing the dough with your finger. If it springs back after pressing, the gingerbread cookies are ready to be cooled on a rack.
Number of Servings: 18
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SPOOKYHANDLE.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 164.6
- Total Fat: 2.9 g
- Cholesterol: 6.9 mg
- Sodium: 162.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 34.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.7 g
- Protein: 2.6 g
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