Well, friends, this is my favorite recipe of all time. There is nothing better than soft gingerbread cookies to make it feel like Christmas. I could (and do) make theses any time of the year. This is the recipe my mom always made when I was younger.
They certainly don’t have to be in the shape of gingerbread men. When I get the urge to make this recipe in the middle of summer, round cookies with plain icing is a good way to go too.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 3 3/4 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 Tbsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp ground cloves
Servings: medium sized cookies
Instructions
- Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and molasses. In a separate bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients a little at a time. Chill dough for at least 2 hours. Roll the dough, on a lightly floured board, 1/4 inch thick. Cut in any shape you choose. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 7 minutes, longer if you are using extra large cookie cutters. Frost with a butter cream frosting or a powdered sugar glaze.
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