Ginger, cinnamon, clove and molasses warming up in the oven: nothing smells more like the holidays than that. These gingerbread cookies come out cleanly cut, with sharp edges, and they taste exactly like the smell promises. Properly spiced, just sweet enough, with that little molasses note that lingers. Bake a batch in December and you will be making a second one before Christmas, I guarantee it!<\/p>\n
Same dough, same thickness, and two completely different cookies depending on the time you give them. Seven to nine minutes and they stay tender in the center with a little bend. Eleven to thirteen and they go crisp edge to edge, perfect for dunking in coffee or a glass of milk. You can even do both from the same batch of dough and let everyone pick a side.<\/p>\n
I really wanted a recipe like this to make with my boys. I looked at plenty, took what I liked, and built my own version. We made them together and they loved it: rolling the dough, picking the cutters, and above all decorating with the icing. My guys are older, so it went really smoothly, but this recipe forgives small hands too. The dough rerolls for as long as there is any left.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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