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Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
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Gingerbread Cookies Recipe

11 ingredients 2 hr 30 min About 42 (3-inch) cookies openrecipes
Gingerbread Cookies Recipe

The sweet, warm, spiced notes of gingerbread cookies say "holiday" regardless of whether you decorate the cookies, and these are doubly tasty when paired with...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

769
Calories
20g
Protein
19g
Fat
128g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Molasses 1 tbsp (20g) 58
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 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

  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the work surface
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground clove
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 8 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 stick), at room temperature
  • 3/4 cup dark molasses, such as
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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