Recipe Gingerbread Cookie Dough

Gingerbread cookies are a classic christmas cookie to bake with kids but can be delicious any time of year.

Recipe gingerbread cookie dough. In a small bowl whisk together flour baking powder baking soda salt ginger cinnamon and cloves until well blended. Add molasses and mix until combined. Chill the gingerbread cookie dough.

In a large bowl kitchenaid s great for this beat butter brown sugar and egg on medium speed until well blended. Roll out dough and cut into desired shapes working in small batches and keeping. Preheat oven to 350 degrees f 175 degrees c.

On a lightly floured surface roll the dough out to 1 4 inch thickness. 4 5 cups all purpose flour adjust flour if the dough is sticky preheat oven to 375º f and line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silpat mats. Add egg and molasses.

Pour baking soda into a small container and set aside. Add molasses vanilla and lemon zest and continue to mix until well blended. Spray your cookie sheets with nonstick spray.

Bake until slightly puffed and set 9 to 10 minutes depending on the size of your cookie cutters. Preheat oven to 350. Using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment cream together butter or shortening and sugar until smooth.

Let cool on baking. Wrap the dough in plastic and let it rest for at least 30 minutes at room temperature. When ready to roll out the dough preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.