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12 Days of Christmas Cookies: Gingerbread Cookies

Share your holiday cookie recipes with us and we'll feature them on Patch.

Get your ovens preheated and sweet tooths ready for "12 Days of Christmas Cookies."

That's right, we're featuring a different Christmas cookie recipe on Morton Grove Patch for 12 straight days, ending just before Christmas Eve. 

Today's recipe is Gingerbread Cookies. Here's how to make them:

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Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups dark molasses

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1 cup packed brown sugar

2/3 cup cold water

1/3 cup shortening

7 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground allspice

2 teaspoons ground ginger

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 (16 ounce) package chocolate frosting

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease one cookie sheet.

2. Mix together the molasses, brown sugar, water and shortening.

3. Sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, allspice, ginger, cloves and cinnamon.

4. Add to sugar mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.

5. Roll dough 1/4 inch thick on floured board. Cut with floured gingerbread cutter.

6. Place about 2 inches apart on cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

7. Cool and decorate with frosting.

 

Recipe courtesy: All Recipes

Check out our other cookie recipes: 

Peanut Butter Blossoms

Don't forget to gather all of your favorite holiday cookie recipes and share them with us! 

Just include:

-Recipe of the cookie(s)

-Name of the cookie(s)

-A photo of your finished baking masterpiece

-Your name

 

And just like that your recipe could be featured right here on Patch!

Send information to your local guest editor Collin Czarnecki at collinm.czarnecki@gmail.com

Happy holidays and happy baking!


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