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Gingerbread Cookies
Photo: Molly Mears

Gingerbread Cookies

15 ingredients 3 hr + 18 min 24 openrecipes
Gingerbread Cookies

A deliciously dark, rich gingerbread dough. Cut out and decorate whatever shapes you’d like!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

975
Calories
28g
Protein
27g
Fat
155g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Maple Syrup 1 tbsp (20ml) 52
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Cloves 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Icing not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 6 cups All-purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • ½ teaspoons Allspice
  • ½ teaspoons Ground Cloves
  • ½ teaspoons Ground Ginger
  • ½ teaspoons Ground Nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
  • ¾ cups Margarine Or Softened Butter
  • 1-½ cup Firmly Packed Dark Brown Sugar
  • 1 cup Molasses
  • 2 whole Eggs
  • 1 Tablespoon Maple Extract
  • 2 pounds ROYAL ICING
  • ⅓ cups Powdered Sugar, Sifted
  • 2 whole Whole Milk, Plus More If Needed For Thinning

Directions

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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