Matt and I had a lot of fun making gingerbread cookies last weekend.
They were
Step One: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine these 7 ingredients in a large bowl. (Use a whisk or large spoon and stir for about a minute.)
* 3 cups AP flour
* 4 teaspoons ground ginger
* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
Step Two: In a second (smaller) bowl, combine these three ingredients.
* 3/4 cup margarine, softened but not melted
* 1/2 cup brown sugar (not packed)
* 1/2 cup white sugar
Step Three: Pour the smaller bowl of wet ingredients into the large bowl of dry ingredients. Stir for a little bit. Then add these 3 ingredients and stir until the dough becomes moistened and thick.
* 1 egg
* 1 tablespoon apple cider (OR orange juice OR apple juice)
* 3/4 cup molasses (use light, full flavor or robust--whichever type you like!)
Step Four: Roll the dough into balls, about 2 TB of dough in each. Space them out onto a greased baking sheet.
Step Five: Using the bottom of a glass (I used a 12 ounce beer glass), wet the flat bottom side and dip it into a saucer or shallow dish of white sugar. With each cookie, DIP into sugar and PRESS down onto the cookie. (DIP and PRESS, smooshing the cookie down to 1/4-inch thick. (NOTE: For a festive look, use red or green sugars.))
Step Six: Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until cookies are not shiny looking on top. Let cool on the cookie sheet for a couple of minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Eat! Chew! Yum!
Happy eating!
Laurel
They were
- Portland-themed
- fun and messy
- really crunchy
Here is a pic:
So the cookies were fun, but they were sorta too crunchy to eat...so I made chewy ones. I totally used a lady's recipe, and it was a good one. Thanks, Michelle.
Soft & Chewy Gingerbread Cookies
Adapted from Michelle
Step One: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine these 7 ingredients in a large bowl. (Use a whisk or large spoon and stir for about a minute.)
* 3 cups AP flour
* 4 teaspoons ground ginger
* 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
* 1 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
Step Two: In a second (smaller) bowl, combine these three ingredients.
* 3/4 cup margarine, softened but not melted
* 1/2 cup brown sugar (not packed)
* 1/2 cup white sugar
Step Three: Pour the smaller bowl of wet ingredients into the large bowl of dry ingredients. Stir for a little bit. Then add these 3 ingredients and stir until the dough becomes moistened and thick.
* 1 egg
* 1 tablespoon apple cider (OR orange juice OR apple juice)
* 3/4 cup molasses (use light, full flavor or robust--whichever type you like!)
Step Four: Roll the dough into balls, about 2 TB of dough in each. Space them out onto a greased baking sheet.
Step Five: Using the bottom of a glass (I used a 12 ounce beer glass), wet the flat bottom side and dip it into a saucer or shallow dish of white sugar. With each cookie, DIP into sugar and PRESS down onto the cookie. (DIP and PRESS, smooshing the cookie down to 1/4-inch thick. (NOTE: For a festive look, use red or green sugars.))
Step Six: Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until cookies are not shiny looking on top. Let cool on the cookie sheet for a couple of minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. Eat! Chew! Yum!
Happy eating!
Laurel
YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYY!!!!
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