Gingerbread Cookie Dough (for Gingerbread Cookie Ornaments)
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter , softened1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup fancy molasses 3/4 cup fancy molasses
- 1/2 cup cooking molasses 1/2 cup cooking molasses
- 6 cups all-purpose flour 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp ground ginger 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cloves 1 tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Preparation
In large bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy; beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in fancy molasses and cooking molasses.
In separate bowl, whisk together flour, ginger, baking soda, salt, cloves and cinnamon; add half at a time to molasses mixture, mixing well and blending with hands, if necessary.
Divide into quarters and shape into discs; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate for up to 1 week or overwrap in heavy-duty foil and freeze for up to 2 weeks.)
Source : Holiday Best: 2005
- Keywords : Snacks; Make-Ahead; Christmas; Refrigerate/Chill; Freeze; Molasses; Ginger; Flour; Butter; Sugar;
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