gingerbread cookies

tis the season, no better way to do this then bake some homemade gingerbread cookies. we've been using martha stewart's recipe for these cookies for a few years now and they are quite delicious. really moist and makes the best dough! mmm ...

recipe

2c flour

2tsp ground ginger

1tsp ground cinnamon

1/2tsp ground nutmeg

1/4tsp ground cloves

1/4tsp salt

1/4tsp baking soda

1/2c unsalted butter, room temperature

1/3c packed brown sugar

1/3c molasses

1egg

in one bowl mix together the dry ingredients/ spices (flour, spices, baking soda and salt). then in an electric mixer beat the butter and brown sugar together. add in the molasses and egg. slowly add the dry ingredients until the dough just begins to form. place the dough on a floured plastic wrap, pat down and chill for 1-2 hours.

then preheat oven to 350degrees. divide the dough in half. work with one half at a time and roll out/ cut out shapes. bake for 8-10minutes. cool then frost. 

these cookies are always a favorite around the holidays. and martha stewart's recipe seems the easiest to use when you're trying to make homemade gingerbread. i ran out of ground ginger so instead i used some leftover real ginger and just shredded some. i also took the cookies out at exactly 8minutes and they were perfect. so good!