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Ginger Cookies

Recipe

Title:

Ginger Cookies

Categories:

Cookies

Yield:

1 servings

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 c Flour
• 1/2 c Sweet butter
• 1 ts Baking soda
• 3/4 c Sugar
• 1 1/2 ts Ginger
• 1
• Egg
• 1 1/2 ts Cinnamon
• 3/4 c Molasses
• 1 ts Cloves
• 1/2 ts Salt
• 1/4 ts Cardamom
• 2 ts Grated orange rind

Directions

1. This gingery cookie is crisp and has a hint of orange flavor.
2. It is ideal for gingerbread people or holiday cookie shapes.

Directions

1. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and spices.
2. In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar together, then add egg, molasses, salt and orange rind.
3. Mix well.
4. Stir into dry ingredients.
5. Form dough into a ball shape.
6. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill overnight.

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375ø.
2. Roll out to 1/4-inch thick on floured surface.
3. Cut into desired shapes.
4. Place shapes unto ungreased cookie sheets and bake at 375ø for 8-10 minutes until lightly browned around edges.
5. Transfer to wire racks to cool.

Directions

1. Note: Dough will keep up to one week, refrigerated.
2. Cookies can be stored up to 3 weeks in cookie tins.

Directions

1. Variation: Decorate cookies with raisins, colored sugar, silver dots, etc.
2. before cooking.
3. Or ice them after they have cooled.

Directions

1. Yield: 3 1/2 dozen.
2. Amanda Cushman, freelance recipe developer and food writer, New York, NY

Directions

1. Randy Shearer

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