Gingerbread Cookies

Gingerbread cookies are delicious and bring back fond childhood memories of Christmas time. There was nothing more exciting than cold nights by the fire eating those fancily decorated cookies that were made but once a year. It is needless to say that gingerbread cookies are one of my favorite things about Christmas.

Follows are two different approaches for making awesome gingerbread cookies. One kind is the highly-edible-type that we all have come to know and love. These work best in my belly. The other type is the not-so-edible type that work really well as decoration. These work best hung from a Christmas tree. Figure out what kind you want to make and enjoy.

Step 1 Go get stuff

Pick one of the two ingredient lists to suit your needs. Also, don't forget to give the tools list a quick once over.

If you would like to make some nonstructural gingerbread for human consumption in the form of cookies, I highly recommend:

1/3 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1-1/2 cups of molasses
2/3 cup of chilled water
7 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cloves

If you would like to make some structural gingerbread for ornaments, I can recommend the following recipe:

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
2/3 cup molasses
2 eggs
4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

Frosting:
6 eggs
2 pounds confectioners' sugar

Tools:
Electric mixer
Holiday cookie cutters
Icing tips
Ziplock bags

Comments

[Penolopy Bulnick]

Awesome decorating!