Saveur's Gingerbread Cookies

Submitted by ellie3763

"from 'saveur' - http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Gingerbread-Cookies - time does not include chilling time of at least 3 hours"

 

• Ready In: 33mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 2 dozen 5" cookies
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 3⁄4 lb butter, softened
• 3⁄4 cup dark brown sugar
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1⁄2 cup unsulphured molasses
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl. Stir egg and molasses into mixture.
2. Sift flour, ginger, cloves, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together into another bowl, then beat into creamed mixture one-third at a time until well mixed.
3. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 3 hours.
4. Preheat oven to 350°. Roll out dough 1⁄8" thick on a floured surface and cut out. Bake till browned, 12–18 minutes.