Old-Fashioned Gingerbread

Name: Old-Fashioned Gingerbread
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 1 h 23 min
Yield: 1 batch
Ingredients: 8 tablespoons softened butter; 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar; 1/2 cup molasses; 1 large egg; 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice; 2 cups powdered sugar; 1/3 cup softened butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 tablespoons milk or 2 tablespoons cream; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

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Recipe by ReeLani

Yummy sounding gingerbread recipe from John Zehnder, the Food/Beverage Director of Zehnder's Restaurant in Frankenmuth, Michigan. Prep time includes an hour for chilling.

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READY IN: 1hr 23mins

YIELD: 1 batch

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

GINGERBREAD INGREDIENTS
8

tablespoons softened butter
¹⁄₂

cup packed light brown sugar
¹⁄₂

cup molasses
1

large egg
2 ¹⁄₂

cups all-purpose flour
1

teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₂

teaspoon salt
1

tablespoon ground ginger
1

teaspoon ground cinnamon
¹⁄₂

teaspoon ground allspice
OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS FOR ICING
2

cups powdered sugar
¹⁄₃

cup softened butter
1

teaspoon vanilla extract
2

tablespoons milk or 2 tablespoons cream
1

teaspoon 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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