Here is the recipe (Beware: My husband has found a new love... these cookies!)
Ingredients
3 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp ground ginger
1 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
6 tbsp unsalted butter (softened)
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup molasses
2 tsp vanilla
1 tsp finely grated lemon zest (optional)
Directions
In small bowl, mix all dry ingredients together (flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon and cloves). Put aside.
In a large bowl, beat egg, butter and brown sugar together until well blended. Mix in molasses, vanilla and lemon zest.
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing until smooth. It is easiest to mix with your hands - the dough is quite dry and thick (difficult to mix)
Divide the dough in half, and cover in plastic wrap.
Let stand at room temperature for minimum 2 hours, or in fridge overnight. Allow dough to come to room temperature before using it.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Roll out dough onto parchment paper. I like to keep the dough nice and thick so that they are chewy. If you prefer crunchy cookies, roll out the dough thinly.
Cut out desired shape, space out on tray at least once inch apart from each other.
Bake 6-7 minutes (thick cookies) or until the edges are slightly brown.
Allow to cool on a rack until at room temperature. Ice when cooled.
(I use the same recipe for the icing as the Sugar Cookies - click here for link)
Since it's the holidays, go nuts and add sparkles, sprinkles, all sorts of fun decorations!
Yum yum, now enjoy!
Cara xox
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