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New Media Publishing / Photography: Flat Art Studios.com / Stylist: Abigail Donnelly

2 hr 15 mins total
1 hr 30 mins prep

Recipe Filed Under
Spice, American, Baking, Cooking With Kids, Dessert, Cookie, Christmas

Provided By: Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez

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Is there anything that says "Christmastime" like the aroma of gingerbread cookies? These festive little men can be all dressed up for the holidays with our simple ornamental icing.

Ingredients

Makes: cookies

2/3 cup molasses

2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar

1 1/2 tablespoons ground ginger

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground allspice

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

2 teaspoons baking soda

2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoon pieces

1 large egg, lightly beaten

3 3/4 - 4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

Garnish: Ornamental icing*

Equipment: assorted 3 to 4-inch cookie cutters; a metal offset spatula

Directions

*Related recipe: Ornamental Icing

Preheat oven to 325F.

Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and knead, dusting with as much of remaining 1/4 cup flour as needed to prevent sticking, until soft and easy to handle, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Halve dough, then wrap 1 half in plastic wrap and keep at room temperature.

Roll out remaining dough into a 14-inch round (1/8-inch thick) on a lightly floured surface. Cut out as many cookies as possible with cutters and carefully transfer with offset spatula to 2 buttered large baking sheets, arranging them about 1 inch apart.

Bake cookies in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until edges are slightly darker, 10 to 12 minutes total (watch carefully toward end of baking; cookies can burn easily). Transfer cookies to racks to cool completely. Make more cookies with remaining dough and scraps (re-roll only once).

Make ahead: Cookies keep in an airtight container at room temperature 3 weeks.

*Related recipe: Ornamental Icing