Sunday, November 7, 2010

Gingerbread Cookies (from Ruth Adamson)

3 cups gingerbread mix

1/4 cup flour

1/3 cup molasses

1 egg, slightly beaten
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make a well in mix, add other ingredients:
Using a fork, preferably the one you used to beat the egg, mix everything together as much as you can:

time to use your hands again. Knead the dough together until it forms a nice smooth & soft dough:

Now it's time to roll it out on a lightly floured surface. Roll dough out to a 1/4 inch thickness and cut into desired shapes:
Bake for 8 minutes on parchment covered cookie sheets. This was the perfect amount of time to achieve a beautiful and soft cookie. If you want a crunch, cook for a minute or two more. Really, these cookies are good either way. Remove to a wire rack to cool.

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