Gingerbread Cookie
Dessert Recipe

Gingerbread Cookie
Dessert Recipe

• 1/2 cup Butter Shortening
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 teaspoon Ground Ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cloves
• 1/2 cup Molasses
• 1 large Egg
• 1 tablespoon Vinegar
• 2  1/2 cups All-Purpose Flour

Time: 10 min
Serves: 6

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix shortening in a mixing bowl on high speed for 30 seconds.
• Add sugar, baking powder, ginger, baking soda, cinnamon, and cloves.
• Mix until combined, scraping bowl occasionally then mix in the molasses, egg, and vinegar until well combined.
• Mix in as much flour as you can with the mixer then stir in remaining flour.
• Divide dough in half. Cover with plastic wrap, and chill for at least 4 hours.
• Grease a cookie sheet with butter shortening.
• On a lightly floured surface roll the dough to 1/8 inch thick for 2 and 1/2 round cookies.
• Cut dough with your cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 inch apart on baking sheet.
• Bake round cookies for 6 minutes. The edges of cookies should be lightly browned.
• Cool cookies for 1 minute on cookie sheet then transfer to wire rack and cool completely.

• Cooking time 10 minutes.
• Store in a airtight Jar or Tin if any left.

• Serve with Tea or coffee or just a nice Ice Cold Milk.

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