Gingerbread Cookies

Name: Gingerbread Cookies
Yield: 36 cookies
Ingredients: 170 g Unsalted butter; 159 g Light brown sugar; 255 g Molasses; 1 tsp Table salt; 2 tsp Ground cinnamon; 2 tsp Ground ginger; 0.25 tsp Ground allspice; 1 each Egg; 1 tsp Baking powder; 0.5 tsp Baking soda; 450 g All-Purpose Flour

Molasses and warm spices in classic cut-out cookies.

1 hour 45 minutes36 cookies

Ingredients

Ingredients for36 cookies
Ingredient	Amount
Unsalted butter	170 g
Light brown sugarPacked.	159 g
Molasses	255 g
Table salt	1 tsp
Ground cinnamon	2 tsp
Ground ginger	2 tsp
Ground allspice	0.25 tsp
EggLarge.	1 each
Baking powder	1 tsp
Baking soda	0.5 tsp
All-Purpose Flour	450 g

Method

1
Melt butter and stir in brown sugar, molasses, salt and spices. Cool to lukewarm before beating in the egg.
2
Add flour mixed with baking powder and soda. Divide, wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
3
Roll to 3–6mm, cut shapes and place on ungreased trays.
4
Bake at 175°C/350°F for 8–12 minutes, until firm and lightly browned at the edges. Cool completely.