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Gingerbread Cookies Recipe


Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
I love to make gingerbread cookies with my grandkids!

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Ingredients
  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp vinegar
  • 5 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp cinnamon

Directions
  1. cream shorteing and sugar in bowl.
  2. beat in egg, molasses and vinegar.
  3. mix dry ingredients together and add to molasses mixture
  4. blend well...........refrigerate for 3 hours
  5. roll dough out and cut into gingerbread men/women
  6. bake 375 degrees for 5-6 minutes
  7. .
  8. decorate

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I have a couple of questions for you. Do these spread very much when baking? Also how thick do you cut them? THX


You can roll out as thick as you want....you just have to adjust the timing a bit. I usually roll out 1/4 to 1/2 inch. They do not spread...they puff up a bit.


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