{"id":8846,"date":"2018-12-13T10:59:47","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T15:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opushomes.com\/blog\/?p=8846"},"modified":"2018-12-12T11:47:41","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T16:47:41","slug":"gingerbread-cookie-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.opushomes.com\/blog\/gingerbread-cookie-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Gingerbread Cookie Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1 bold\"><strong>These Gingerbread Cookies are as cute as can be.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8850 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.opushomes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ginger-bred-featured.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.opushomes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ginger-bred-featured.jpg 430w, https:\/\/www.opushomes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/ginger-bred-featured-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">They can be decorated with raisins, currants or cinnamon\u00a0red-hot candies for eyes and buttons. You can even pipe\u00a0coloured icing onto these amazing Cookies.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"p1 mt-4 opusColor\"><strong>INGREDIENTS:<\/strong><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">3 cups flour<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">2 teaspoons ginger, ground<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">1 teaspoon cinnamon, ground<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">1 teaspoon baking soda<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">1\/4 teaspoon nutmeg, ground<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">1\/4 teaspoon salt<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">3\/4 cup butter softened<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">3\/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">1\/2 cup molasses<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">1 egg<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1 class=\"p1 mt-4 opusColor\"><strong>DIRECTIONS:<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"opusColor bold\">PREP TIME<\/span>\u00a0 : 20 minutes<br \/>\n<strong><span class=\"opusColor bold\">COOK TIME<\/span><\/strong> 10 minutes<br \/>\n<strong><span class=\"opusColor bold\">READY IN<\/span><\/strong>4 h 30 min<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mix flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg and salt in large\u00a0bowl. Set side. Beat butter and brown sugar in large bowl with\u00a0electric mixer on medium\u00a0 speed until light and fluffy. Add molasses,\u00a0egg and vanilla; mix well. Gradually eat in flour mixture on low\u00a0speed until well mixed. Press dough into a thick flat\u00a0 disk. Wrap in\u00a0plastic wrap. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F. Roll out dough to 1\/4-inch thickness\u00a0on lightly floured work surface. Cut into gingerbread men shapes with 5-inch cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased\u00a0baking sheets.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"p1\">Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges of cookies are set and just\u00a0begin to brown. Cool on baking sheets 1 to 2 minutes. Remove to\u00a0wire racks; cool completely. Decorate cooled cookies as desired.\u00a0Store cookies in airtight container up to5 days.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>[Courtesy of All Recipes]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These Gingerbread Cookies are as cute as can be. They can be decorated with raisins, currants or cinnamon\u00a0red-hot candies for eyes and buttons. You can even pipe\u00a0coloured icing onto these amazing Cookies. 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