Old-Fashioned Gingerbread
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- Ready In:
- 1hr 23mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Yields:
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1 batch
ingredients
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GINGERBREAD INGREDIENTS
- 118.32 ml softened butter
- 118.29 ml packed light brown sugar
- 118.29 ml molasses
- 1 large egg
- 591.47 ml all-purpose flour
- 4.92 ml baking powder
- 2.46 ml salt
- 14.79 ml ground ginger
- 4.92 ml ground cinnamon
- 2.46 ml ground allspice
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OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS FOR ICING
- 473.18 ml powdered sugar
- 78.78 ml softened butter
- 4.92 ml vanilla extract
- 29.58 ml milk or 29.58 ml cream
- 4.92 ml ground nutmeg
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Cream together butter and sugar, then beat in molasses and egg.
- Mix all dry ingredients together in a separate bowl.
- Add the dry ingredients to the creamed butter/sugar mixture and mix until well blended.
- Cover and refrigerate for one hour.
- Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to about a 3/4-inch thickness.
- Cut into 3-inch squares, or use your choice of cookie cutters to cut out shapes.
- Place on cookie sheets and bake 7-8 minutes.
- Transfer to a rack to cool completely.
- If you plan to ice your gingerbread, prepare the icing now.
- Mix all icing ingredients together in a small bowl until smooth.
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Reviews
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This is great. The end result is so authentic because they are so thick. They make great ginger men, old fashioned and good tasting. I think next time I'll decrease the ginger a bit. Just a little strong for my taste. Dough was easy to roll, and baked up nice and even, no soft spots, although with larger cutters, more time is needed. Chill time is a must. Thanks, this one is tops.
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Everything a gingerbread cookie should be- soft, cakey and fragrant. I didn't have any allspice so I used ground cloves instead and it turned out beautifully! 12/15/07- I just want to add that a year after finding this recipe on Zaar, I still LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this recipe! It's a winner every time and makes the best gingerbread cookies! This year, I did gingerbread pigs (for good luck!). The key to this cookie is to roll out the dough thick. Beautiful cookie!
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