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Gingerbread Cookies

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Servings
Makes 6 dozen 3-inch cookies.
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients

4-1/2 cups gf flour
1 Tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1-1/2 sticks (6 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup firmly packed light gf brown sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature, lightly beaten
1 cup molasses
Directions
In a medium bowl, combine the gf flour with the ginger, cocoa, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. Blend thoroughly.

In a large bowl using a mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula and beat for a few seconds more. Beat in the egg, then gradually add the molasses. Scrape down the bowl again and beat for a few more seconds. Beat in half the dry ingredients on low speed until just incorporated, then beat in the remainder.

Scrape the dough onto a lightly gf floured surface and form it into a log; divide the log into 3 even pieces. Flatten each piece to a 1/2-inch thickeness and wrap well in plastic. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 3 hours.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. On a well- (gf) floured surface, working with one piece at a time, roll out the dough 1/8 to 3/16 inch thick. Brush off the excess flour. Cut the dough into shapes and transfer to ungreased cookie sheets. Bake the cookies in the center of the oven for about 10 minutes, or until they just begin to color. Let cool completely on a cooling rack.

Decorate with Royal Icing.
Tips
We used the Gluten-Free Pantry’s "Country French Bread Mix" for our gf flour.
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Reviews

Posted By Member: Tina Sheppard
Posted Date: 7/6/2003

I have used bean flour mix (1cup bean flour, 1cup baking soda, 1cup tapioca starch flour) instead of the flour called for in the recipe due to the fact that I don't know where I can find that flour around where I live. The point is the mixture I used turned out wonderful, all my friends are devouring my cookies like crazy!! I only tell them they are Gluten-free after they have eaten them!!! :)


Posted By Member: amanda
Posted Date: 12/30/2009

These cookies came out pretty good in the end. The first sheet was disasterous. I hadn’t gotten the hang of using the cookie cutters until later and I think I rolled them too thin. When they came out after 10 mins they just crumbled to peices.I suggest you roll them very thick and cook about 8 and half mins and they will be fluffy and delightful. Also I used merengue powder instead of egg whites for the icing and it came out wonderful!

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