Recipe: Gingerbread Cookies

As I mentioned yesterday my Christmas baking extravaganza has commenced!  Gingerbread cookies are a favorite of mine so I thought that they would be a good starting point.  Also my mom had the day off so I thought it would be fun to have a buddy to roll them out with!  I was right & my mom, sister, & I had so much fun making them.  This recipe is seriously delicious & if you like gingerbread, you will love these.  This is a recipe for regular cookies, but I just swap out wheat flour for my gluten free flour to make them gluten free.

They're so good even Coco wants some!

Ingredients:  1 cup butter, softened  1 1/2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed 2 eggs 2/3 cup molasses 1/3 cup lemon juice 6 1/2 to 7 cups flour (or gluten free flour) 2 tbsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/8 tsp. salt 2 1/2 tsp. ground ginger 2 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp. ground cloves 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg

Instructions: -Beat butter on medium speed until creamy; gradually add brown sugar, beating well. -Add eggs, molasses, & lemon juice, beat well. -In a separate bowl combine 2 cups flour, baking power, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, & nutmeg, stir well. -Add flour mixture to the butter mixture, beating at a low speed until blended. -Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a stiff dough, mixing well.  (I use the full 7 cups for mine.) -Shape the dough into 2 balls, dust your hands with flour so the dough does not stick.  Cover each with plastic wrap & chill for at least 1 hour. -Roll out cookies, dusting hands, surface, & rolling-pin with flour to avoid sticking, cut with cookie cutters & place on cookie sheet. -Bake at 350 degrees for 10-14 minutes or until golden. -Transfer from cookie sheet onto wire cooling rack. -Cool & enjoy! 

More recipes will be coming, nothing puts me in more of a baking mood then the holidays!  What do you bake this time of year?

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