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The Perfect Family Old Fashioned Gingerbread Recipe |
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This is the Best recipe for gingerbread cookies you ever tried. Spice up your holiday season with this trusted gingerbread recipe. It’s a great way to bring the entire family together, allowing for even those little hands to get involved. This basic but delicious recipe will not only taste great, but will also fill your home with a warm and wonderful aroma to be enjoyed by all.
Happy Baking! |
| Ingredients |
Cups |
Metric |
Imperial |
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| Shortening/Butter (un-salted) |
1 cup |
225 g |
8 oz |
Step 1 |
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| Brown Sugar |
1 ¼ cup |
200 g |
7 oz |
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| Granulated Sugar |
1 ¼ cup |
200 g |
7 oz |
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| Dark Molasses |
1 ½ tbsp |
50 g |
2 oz |
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| Eggs |
½ cup |
125 ml |
4 oz |
Step 2 |
| Milk |
½ cup |
125 ml |
4 oz |
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| Baking Soda |
2 tsp |
7 g |
¼ oz |
Step 3 |
| Salt |
1 tsp |
5 g |
¼ oz |
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| Ginger |
1 tbsp |
6 g |
¼ oz |
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| Cinnamon |
1 ½ tbsp |
12 g |
½ oz |
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| All Spice |
2 tsp |
2 g |
⅛ oz |
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| All purpose Flour (un-sifted) |
6 cups |
800 g |
28 oz |
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Instructions:
Step 1: Cream the butter, sugar and molasses together.
Step 2: Add eggs slowly and cream together.
Step 3: Slowly add the milk, while sifting in the following dry ingredients. Mix only until dough is formed. Let dough cool before rolling out for Houses, Gingerbread Men, Christmas cookies etc.
Bake at 350 F for 10-15 min
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For Gingerbread Houses:
This will depend on the size of the cookie and how thick you rolled it. When pieces are cold they should be crisp. If pieces bend they are not baked enough. Put them back in the oven and bake more, otherwise your house will collapse when you build it.
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