Gingerbread Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 egg
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

How to prepare Gingerbread Cookies :

1. Beat together sugar and butter until creamy. Add molasses and egg and continue beating until smooth and creamy.
2. Add spices and flour and mix until just incorporated. Form batter into a ball on plastic wrap, wrap tightly and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Dust countertop with flour and roll out about 1/2 of the dough to 1/4" thickness.
4. Cut into desired shapes and transfer cutouts to prepared pans.
5. Bake approximately 8 - 10 minutes. Cool about 1 minute on pans and then transfer to wire racks and cool completely.
6. Decorate as desired.
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