Directions for: Basic Gingerbread Cut-Out Cookies
Ingredients
cup unsalted butter at room temperature
cup packed dark brown sugar
cup fancy molasses
2 large eggs at room temperature
3 cup all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp ground ginger
tsp ground cinnamon
tsp ground allspice
tsp baking powder
tsp baking soda
tsp salt
Directions
1. Beat the butter, brown sugar and molasses together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, beating well after each addition.
2. In a separate bowl, sift the flour, ginger, cinnamon, allspice, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add this to the butter mixture and stir until blended. Shape the dough into 2 disks, wrap and chill for about an hour up to 2 days (the dough will still be soft, even once chilled).
3. Preheat the oven to 350 F and line 2-3 baking trays with parchment paper. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the first disk of dough until just over 1/8-inch thick. Use a cookie cutter of your choosing to cut out cookie shapes and lift then carefully to the prepared trays, leaving about -inch between them. Continue with the second piece of dough any scraps can be stored chilled and then re-rolled until it has all been used.
4. Bake the cookies for 15-18 minutes until you see them brown a little just around the edges. Let the cookies cool for a few minutes on the tray before removing to cool completely.
5. The cookies will keep for up to 10 days in an airtight container.
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