INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup molasses
1/4 cup water
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground ginger
raisins or small red candies, for decoration
DIRECTIONS
Gingerbread cookie cutter- Cream butter and 1/2 cup sugar in a large bowl. Add molasses and water, and mix well. In another bowl, sift together 2 cups flour, salt, baking soda, and 3/4 teaspoon ginger. Add gradually to molasses mixture. Roll dough into a ball. Chill in refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil. In a bowl, mix together remaining 1/2 cup flour, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon ginger. Use this mixture to flour the rolling pin and flat surface. Roll out cookies to 1/4-inch thickness (thicker for larger cookies).Cut with store-bought gingerbread cookie cutter. Bake cookies at 375 degrees for 10 minutes, or until golden brown. Ice cookies if desired. Decorate with raisins or candy.
Yields about 30 cookies.
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57452 Category:(Household) Created:(12/4/2008 2:09:00 PM)