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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (85g) Recipe makes 20 servings
Calories 267
Calories from Fat 34		(12%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 3.8g	5%
	Saturated Fat 0.9g	4%
	Monounsaturated Fat 1.6g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.1g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 261mg		10%
Potassium 695mg		19%
Total Carbohydrate 54.6g		18%
	Dietary Fiber 1.1g	4%
	Sugars 10.7g
Protein 3.9g		7%
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Ginger Cookies

Recipe #301284 | 2¾ hours | 15 min prep | add private note

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By: HokiesLady
Apr 29, 2008

A recipe my mom always made for us. I think she is the reason I love all those nutty spices like ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves - the list goes on and on. These are great with a nice cup of tea for dipping! The dough needs to chill 2 hours before rolling out for cutting - so allow this extra time. The amount of cookies will vary depending on the size and shape of the cookie cutters you use. For a standard 2" round cutter, you will get approximately 40 cookies from this recipe.

SERVES 20 , 40 cookies (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1/3 cup shortening (at room temperature)
1 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cups dark molasses
1/2 cup cold water
6 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon clove
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
3 tablespoons cold water

Directions

1
Preheat oven to 325°F.
2
In a large bowl, mix together the shortening, brown sugar and molasses.
3
Stir in the 1/2 c cold water.
4
In a medium bowl, sift together flour, salt, and spices (NOT the baking soda).
5
Mix the flour mixture into the wet ingredients.
6
In a small bowl, stir the baking soda into the 3 tbls of cold water; then stir into the other dough mixture.
7
Chill dough for a minimum of 2 hours.
8
Roll out dough to a 1/2" thickness.
9
Cut with cookie cutters of your desired shape/design.
10
Place 2 inches apart onto a greased cookie sheet.
11
Bake for 14-16 minutes.

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From: Lorrie in Montreal

On Feb 3, 2009

Made for 123 tag. I chose to copy Lainey's method by rolling them into balls and then sugar...I just LOVE these cookies...I'm a huge fan of ginger!

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From: Sydney Mike

On Jul 31, 2008

Always love the smell & taste of ginger anything, & these cookies are no different ~ They're GREAT! I did make mine considerably bigger & got 25 cookies from the recipe! Also used a dark brown sugar (The more molasses, the better!)! Thanks for posting! [Tagged, made & reviewed in Zaar Chef Alphabet Soup cooking game]

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From: Lainey6605

On Jan 8, 2009

These cookies are very good. The molasses flavor is very intense and I would like to taste more of the ginger. I did chill my dough well over 2 hours, but the dough did stick to the counter when I tried to roll it. I don't know if you are supposed to add flour, but I didn't think that would look very nice since these cookies are brown. So, instead of continuing the rolling, I rolled them into balls and then into granulated sugar like I do with my recipe for ginger cookies. These cookies did not flatten, however, which was fine. I baked the first batch for 12 minutes. However, that was too long for me since I like them a little bit soft. The next batches were baked for only 10 minutes. Overall, this is a very good cookie and if you like a strong molasses flavor, you will love these. Thanks for sharing!

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