Gingerbread Cookies

Name: Gingerbread Cookies
Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the work surface; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon fine salt; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon ground clove; 1 cup granulated sugar; 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), at room temperature; 3/4 cup dark molasses, such as Grandma’s Robust; 1 large egg, at room temperatur

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"The sweet, warm, spiced notes of gingerbread cookies say “holiday” regardless of whether you decorate the cookies, and these are doubly tasty when paired with a hot drink. Cut the cookies into circles or make them into any shape you desire; just be mindful that baking times change with the shape. And if you want to decorate them to resemble your favorite jailbird celebrity, along with assembling a jailhouse, check this out. What to buy: There are various intensities of molasses available, from light to blackstrap, and after trying nearly all of them, we found that dark (sometimes marketed as robust) tastes best in this dough. (It is the most traditional type to use in gingerbread, though some taste testers also enjoyed the cookies made with light molasses.) Molasses can be found at health food stores and gourmet markets. This recipe was featured as part of our Holiday Cookies recipe slideshow. cbsiAdGlobal.BYPASSKEY="holidays-2012"; cbsiAdGlobal.DVAR_TAG=1;..."

INGREDIENTS

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3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the work surface

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1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger

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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

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1/2 teaspoon fine salt

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1/2 teaspoon baking soda

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1/2 teaspoon ground clove

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1 cup granulated sugar

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8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), at room temperature

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3/4 cup dark molasses, such as Grandma’s Robust

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1 large egg, at room temperatur

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