Gingerbread Cookies
Classic Christmas cookie – one of Santa’s favorites! Click HERE for mock royal icing
recipe to ice these with.
Ingredients
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup Crisco shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1 Egg
1/2 cup Molasses or dark corn syrup
1 tablespoon Vinegar
3 cups All-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon Baking soda
2 teaspoons Ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1/4 cup Crisco shortening
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1 Egg
1/2 cup Molasses or dark corn syrup
1 tablespoon Vinegar
3 cups All-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon Baking soda
2 teaspoons Ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 375º.
Cream together butter, Crisco, sugar, and salt. Stir in egg, molasses and vinegar. In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking soda, ginger and cinnamon. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture; mix well.
Chill 3-4 hours. Roll out 1/8″ thick on lightly floured board. Place 1″ apart on greased cookie sheet. Bake about 8 minutes. Cool before removing from cookie sheets.