Best Gingerbread Cookies

Name: Best Gingerbread Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 43 min
Yield: 30 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 2¾ cups all purpose flour; 3/4 tsp baking soda; 1 tbsp ground ginger; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground cloves; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, (at room temperature); 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar; 1 large egg; 1/2 cup molasses; Royal Icing ((see recipe on RecipeGIrl)); red hot cinnamon candies

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⏱ 43 min 🔨 Prep 30min 🔥 Cook 13min 📊 Medium 🍽 30 servings 👁 6

Instructions

In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, and then the molasses. Stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture. Divide the dough into 2 halves. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. On a well-floured surface, roll out half of the dough to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut shapes with assorted-sized gingerbread cookie cutters; transfer to ungreased baking sheets. Re-roll the scraps and cut more cookies. Repeat with the rest of the dough.
Bake at 350 degrees F. for 13 minutes. Transfer the cookies to racks to cool completely. Decorate with Royal Icing and cinnamon candies.

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Nutrition per serving

103kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$135.00

Per Serving
$5.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$270.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (67% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
all purpose flour	2.75 cups	$33.00
baking soda	0.75 tsp	$1.00
ground ginger	1 tbsp	$16.00
ground cinnamon	1 tsp	$10.00
ground cloves	0.5 tsp	$5.00
salt	0.25 tsp	-
	0.5 cup	-
packed dark brown sugar	0.5 cup	$15.00
egg	1 large	$55.00
molasses	0.5 cup	-
Royal Icing	-	-
red hot cinnamon candies	-	-