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Ginger Cookie Dough

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8 hr 40 mins total
30 mins prep

Recipe Filed Under
Dairy, American, Baking, Vegetarian, Kid-Friendly, Dessert, Cookie, Winter, Christmas

Provided By: Woman's Day

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Ingredients

Serves:

1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter or margarine, softened

1/2 cup sugar

11/2 teaspoons ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon allspice

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup unsulphured molasses

1 large egg

2 cups all-purpose flour

Decoration: green, red, yellow, blue and white ready-to-pipe icing

Directions

Beat butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in ginger, cinnamon, baking powder, allspice and baking soda until blended. Beat in molasses and egg yolk. With mixer on low speed, beat in flour until blended. Divide dough in half, wrap and chill until firm.

Heat oven to 350°F. Have gingerbread-people cookie cutters ready.

Roll half the dough at a time on a well-floured surface to 1⁄8-inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutters. Transfer with metal spatula to ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until lightly browned. Let cool on sheets 1 minute, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

Decorate as you wish. Let stand about 2 hours until icing sets.