How to Make Gingerbread Cookies

Gingerbread has become synonymous with Christmas. This year, try baking your own gingerbread cookies.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• 1 c. molasses
• Mixing Spoons
• Cookie Cutters
• 1 c. sugars
• 1 1/2 tsp. cloves
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• Measuring Spoons
• Cookie sheets
• Mixing bowls
• 1 1/2 tsp. ginger
• Cooling Racks
• 1 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 2 sticks unsalted butters
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
• Measuring cups
• 2 eggs
• Oven mitts
• 5 c. sifted all-purpose flour

1. Gather ingredients. You will need 5 c. sifted all-purpose flour, 1 tsp. ground cinnamon, 2 tsp. baking powder, 1 1/2 tsp. each ground ginger and ground cloves, 1 tsp. baking soda, 1 tsp. ground nutmeg, 1 tsp. salt, 2 sticks unsalted butter, 1 c. sugar, 2 eggs, 1 c. molasses, and 2 tbsp. water.

2. 

   Mix butter and sugar until creamy.

3. Add eggs, molasses and water. Mix well.

4. Mix the dry ingredients together.

5. 

   Blend the dry ingredients into the butter mixture.

6. 

   Chill for at least three hours or overnight.

7. 

   Roll out dough onto lightly floured cookie sheet.

8. 

   Using cookie cutters, cut out shapes.

9. 

   Place cookies about an inch apart on the cookie sheet and bake for five minutes at 375 degrees.

10. Cool on rack and then decorate cookies.

Tips & Warnings

• There are many variations on the gingerbread recipe. This one is a basic way to get started. Add more ginger and cinnamon for spicier cookies, more sugar for sweeter cookies, or more butter or shortening for moister cookies.