Best Gingerbread Cookies

Submitted by mmlwjr

"I made these for years with my kids using a gingerbread boy, then gave it smarties for eyes licorice for its mouth, just all good fun."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 72 cookies

ingredients

• 5 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon ginger
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 cup margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons vinegar

directions

1. Combine first 3 ingredients in bowl.
2. Cream margarine, add sugar then eggs one at a time.
3. Now add the molasses and vinegar.
4. Mix in the flour.
5. Roll out and use cookie cutters.
6. Bake 10-12 minutes at 350°F.
7. After they are baked you can decorate the way you like.

Reviews

[MimiKooks]

I've been trying (and ruining) gingerbead boys for many years. So far, this has been my best batch! I like a flavorful cookie, so I added about a tablespoon or cinnamon and 1/2 tablespoon of cloves. Had no luck with the batter before I refrigerated it. Then it was fine. This year, my mother in law actually asked to take some home - so I'm pretty happy with this recipe!

 

[daniellem]

I'm giving this recipe four stars b/c the dough was not workable with just 5 cups of flour. I had to chill it for a few hours and use a good deal of flour to roll it out. The cookies are delicious and a few are being used on our Christmas tree as ornaments. They look lovely. Thanks for the recipe.

 

[ktenille]

Love Love Love! How sad is this I'm terrible at remembering to rate things but I've been making these cookies for three years now at Christmas time and every year it's the most requested return cookie. I'm a cheater and make the mini sized men and dip half of their body in white almond bark. Oh and I've been putting them in cookie gift baskets every year too and they're a huge hit. Even my two year old barely lets them hit the table before he gobbles them up.

 

[jennifer in new jer]

Delicious cookies. Gingerbread cookies are supposed to have a taste of molasses in them, and I thought this tatsted like an authentic recipe. My 4 yr old daughter cannot stop eating them. We used all organic ingredients and black strap molasses. I did sub king arthur white whole wheat flour and they still turned out great; although due to the change i made in the flour aspect of the recipe, as you were chewing the cookies there was a very very slight indication that they had whole wheat flour; but not enough to not want to finish it! Thanks for sharing; great recipe with a nice short list of ingredients on hand and an excellent result.

 

[giuliamonelli.an]

Dedicate to my lover. When it find a precious thing, it bring to the our heart : these cookies talk about you, simple and refined. Like these littles men, beautifuls with a fine stream of water that make theyself smooths, so you, appear in all your beauty with me.