Thanks to the great Food Blogger Cookie Swap, today I will reveal the recipe of the most delicious gingerbread cookies I've ever had. My wonderful friend and baking extraordinaire, Kat, from
Walk Slowly and Carry a Camera agreed to share the coveted recipe for this cookie swap.
But before we go into the recipe, I just wanted to reflect: this was the first cookie swap I've ever participated in and it was awesome! There is a special kind of joy about getting cookies of an unknown variety in the mail and I even found myself giddy while waiting in line at the post office to mail mine off. Thank you
Love and Olive Oil for connecting me to this cookie swap! I look forward to participating again next year!
Thank you
Bake Eat Repeat for mailing me absolutely amazing
soft and chewy ginger spice cookies cookies! They were delicious!
And now....drumroll please....the recipe!!
Ingredients:
3 cups flour
2 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp group cinnamon
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup softened butter
3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup molasses or think honey
1 egg
Directions:
1. Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt into a large bowl.
Beat butter and brown sugar in a separate bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add molasses and egg; beat well.
Gradually beat in flour mixture on low speed until well mixed.
(It should have this consistency)
Press dough into a thick flat disk and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 350*F. Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness on lightly floured work surface (don't be shy on the flour!)
(Don't be shy with the flour, it will keep your gingerbread people will shaped)
Cut into the gingerbread with cookie cutters of your choice. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
3. Bake 8-10 minutes or until ledges of cookies are set and just begin to brown.
Cool on baking sheet 1-2 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
(This is just the beginning of the 6 dozen cookies we baked)
Decorate cooled cookies as desired.
Enjoy!
(Can you call it foul play when it is so irresistible? :P )
