Gingerbread

Everyone loves gingerbread around the holidays. This recipe is pretty straight forward for a gingerbread recipe, but when made right guarantees soft cookies unless you want them a little crispier, then you just leave them in the oven a few more minutes.

Ingredients:
              5 tbs soft butter
              1/3 cup brown sugar
              1/3 cup molasses
              2 tbs beaten egg
              1/2 tsp vanilla
              1 2/3 cups flour
              1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
              1/2 tsp ginger
              1/4 tsp cloves
              1/2 tsp baking soda
              3/4 tsp baking powder
              Pinch of salt

 Mix together in an electric mixing bowl

              5 tbs soft butter
              1/3 cup brown sugar
              1/3 cup molasses
              2 tbs beaten egg
              1/2 tsp vanilla

In a separate bowl mix together

              1 2/3 cups flour
              1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
              1/2 tsp ginger
              1/4 tsp cloves
              1/2 tsp baking soda
              3/4 tsp baking powder
              Pinch of salt

Add flour mixture to electric mixing bowl and mix together

Gently roll out dough using a rolling pin and cut with cookie cutters

Place on a cookie sheet (not greased)

Bake 350 7-10 minutes