GINGERBREAD RECIPE

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗲! We love to make these and they taste delicious!

My best tip: make sure you have a good cookie cutter that is around 4×4 inches so they don’t shrink too small when baking!

INGREDIENTS

• 6 tablespoons salted butter softened
• 1/4 cup brown sugar tightly packed
• 1/3 cup dark molasses
• 1 large egg
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦

1. Use a hand mixer or stand mixer to cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Mix in molasses, egg, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cloves, baking soda, and salt until smooth, scraping the sides as necessary. Add in the flour until well incorporated.
2. Remove the dough from the bowl and wrap the dough in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
4. Roll the dough out to 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Use a gingerbread man cookie cutter (or other shapes) to cut out cookies. Lay cut cookies on the prepared baking sheet, 1 to 2 inches apart. Re-roll the dough as necessary to cut out cookies until the dough is gone.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes.
6. Let cool on pan for 2 minutes before removing and cooling on a wire rack. Cool completely (about 30 minutes) before decorating.

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