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| Christmas at our house |
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup dark molasses
1/4 cup water
2 1/2 cups flour
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp soda
3/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp all spice
Preparation
Cream butter and sugar together with an electric mixer on medium speed. Add molasses and reduce speed to low. Mix all dry ingredients together. Mix dry ingredients with creamed mixture. Add 1/4 cup water and blend into the dough. Form dough into ball, cover, and chill for 2 hours.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll out dough, on a lightly floured surface, to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutter (dip sharp edge into flour). Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Decorate as you like. Push decorations into dough (ex: raisins, m and m's, etc). Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
Yield 2 dozen, 2-3 inch cookies or 1 dozen larger cookies. Store in air-tight container until ready to serve.
Notes from Liz
Gingerbread cookies are delicious anytime of year but we make them every year for Christmas.
