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Spicy Gingerbread Cookies
Spicy Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
- Prep time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 20 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
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- 1/4 cup light or dark brown sugar, packed
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 6 tablespoons butter, unsalted, room temperature
- 1/3 cup unsulphured molasses
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
- 2
Begin with creaming butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Add in egg and molasses and mix well to combine.
- 3
Step 2
- 4
Add in cinnamon, cloves, allspice, ginger, baking soda, and salt and mix for another 3 minutes.
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Step 3
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Lastly, add in flour and mix until well incorporated. You should end up with a soft (not dry or crumbly) dough.
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Step 4
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Wrap the dough in plastic wrap. Place in refrigerator and chill for at least 2 hours. Roll out cookie dough on a floured surface (about 1/4-inch thick).
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Step 5
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Cut out, ginger men shapes and place them on the baking tray. Bake at 350F until lightly golden-brown for about 12 minutes. When cooled decorate with icing.