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
- 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
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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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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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<p>Greetings from the palm of the Mitten State! I'm a 40-somthing gal with an awesome husband, Todd, and step-son, David. And I had the great privilege to be mom to the world's best cat, Bentley, for almost 12 years. As of 3/10/09 he's now free from all the ailments that plagued his past few years and is now a soft and gentle spirit who will be with me always. He was my best friend and the first real love of my life and leaves a cat-shaped hole in life.</p>
<p><span style=color: #000000;>February 4, 2010, 2 new kitties joined our family. Nick and Nate were adopted from our local humane society and fill our home with purrs and laughter and lots of fur. We're lucky to have these two sweet kitty boys with us.</span></p>
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<p>I'm a certified medical coder but currently enjoying being a stay-at-home cat mom. In past work lives I've been a corporate travel consultant, an auto claim assistant, a loan clerk, a secretary and an usher.<br /><br />I like to cook and LOVE to bake. It's great to share the gift of good food with my sweet wonderful husband, family and friends and co-workers. And I try to enter a couple different baked goods in my county fair each year.<br /><br />When I'm not working in the kitchen I enjoy reading, walking, scrapbooking, genealogy, and visiting with family and friends. I also love animals, and was a cat care volunteer at a local shelter for many years.</p>
<p> <br /><br />R?E'S STAR RATINGS (effective for 2007 ratings and beyond) <br />5 -- Amazing! Incredible! Want to eat it or drink it all the time! Obviously this wowed us. Maybe it?s too decadent to make very often, but we can dream. <br /><br />4 -- Great! We loved it and will probably be having this frequently. <br /><br />3 -- Good . We liked it and might have it again, possibly with some changes. <br /><br />2 -- Passable. We ate it but won?t eat any leftovers and won?t be making this again, at least not as written. This will probably be due most often to one flavor being too strong. <br /><br />1 -- Inedible. There?s a critical error in the recipe. <br /><br /><img src=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/berriesblinkie.gif alt=Image hosted by Photobucket.com /> <img src=http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y53/DUCHESS13/Animation1.gif alt=Image hosted by Photobucket.com /> <br /><br /><img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/purplechefhat.gif alt=Image hosted by Photobucket.com /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/chef3.jpg alt=Image hosted by Photobucket.com /> <br /><br /><br /><img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/beartag_1_1.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/adopted_1_1.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting /> <br /><br /><img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/pacbanner.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /> <img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/projects/200_PACpic.jpg border=0 alt=Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket /> <br /><br /><br /><img src=http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj81/HokiesLady65/totmtaggame-1.jpg border=0 alt=Photobucket /> <br /><br /><img src=http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z205/jubespage/stacky5.jpg alt= /> <br /><br /><img src=http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/CookathonforKarensticker.jpg alt= /> <br /><br /><img src=http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y227/vjuhl/MEPcookathon.jpg alt= /></p>
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