Fresh Gingerbread Cookies

By ngaldi

Ingredients

• 1 cup almonds, chopped
• 200 g butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 2 tsp. ginger
• 2 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 tsp. ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp. allspice
• 1 tsp. black peppar
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 3 cups flour

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter, sugar and molasses.
Mix dry ingredients with almonds, then combine with butter, sugar and molasses. Knead together with your hands.
Roll dough into cylinders, about 12 inches long and wrap in wax paper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Cut dough into 1/4 inch slices. Bake at 380 for 10-12 minutes.