Gingerbread cut out cookie recipe for holiday decorating

By Nanadi-2

Ingredients

• Simple icing:
• Gingerbread cut out cookie recipe
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup Crosby’s Fancy Molasses
• 2 Tbsp lemon juice
• 3 cups flour (all purpose or whole white)*
• 1 cup whole wheat flour*
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp ginger
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp allspice
• 1/4 tsp each, nutmeg, cloves
• 2 Tbsp. soft butter
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1-2 Tbsp. milk or cream
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from crosbys.com

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl mix butter and sugar until creamy.

Beat in egg and molasses.

Add lemon juice.

Sift together dry ingredients and gradually add to creamed mixture.

When flour mixture is fully incorporated gather dough into a ball, cut in half and pat into two disks.

Chill for one hour.

To bake:

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Roll dough on a lightly floured surface to ¼” to ½” thick and cut into shapes.

Simple Icing:

In a medium bowl mash the butter and add about half of the icing sugar. Mash them together for a bit then add 1 Tbsp. of milk and the vanilla. Mix well then add remaining icing sugar and more mild as needed. This icing should be a little runny for easy decorating.