Name: Gingerbread Cookies
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Yield: About 30 cookies
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 tsp. baking soda; 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed; 1/3 cup molasses; 1 egg

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Gingerbread Cookies

Recipe by Miranda Barnett, Savory Spice Test Kitchen

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Classic holiday gingerbread cookies get a Savory Spice twist with a hint of cardamom for a cookie that's perfectly sweet-spiced and ready for Santa.

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Serves About 30 cookies

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 10 minutes

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Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 tsp. baking soda

3/4 tsp. Ground Jamaican Allspice

3/4 tsp. Supreme Saigon Cinnamon

1/2 tsp. Ground Ginger

1/2 tsp. Ground Inner Cardamom Seeds

1/2 tsp. Ground Madagascar Cloves

1/2 tsp. Mayan Sea Salt

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed 1/3 cup molasses 1 egg

3/4 tsp. Pure Madagascar Vanilla Extract

Directions

Step 1 Make dough

Step 2 In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and spices, and set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, sugar, and molasses until light and fluffy, about 5 min. Add egg and Pure Madagascar Vanilla Extract and mix until just combined. With the mixer on low, slowly add in flour mixture and mix until just combined. Split dough in half and wrap each half in plastic wrap, flattening into a disc. Chill for at least 1 hour.

Step 3 Bake dough

Step 4 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Working with one disc at a time, roll dough out into a large rectangle until it is ½-inch thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut cookies into desired shapes, rerolling scraps until all dough is shaped, and place 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 min., rotating halfway through. Cookies should still be soft and will harden as they cool.

Recipe Notes

Decorate with royal icing, gumdrops, candy pieces, or anything in your wildest gingerbread dreams!