Recipe Gingerbread Cookies Martha Stewart

On a floured work surface roll out dough 1 8 inch thick.

Recipe gingerbread cookies martha stewart. With the machine on low speed gradually add flour mixture and beat until combined. Beat on medium speed until fluffy. Sift together flour cocoa powder and spices into a medium bowl.

Cut into desired shapes. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat together butter and brown sugar until smooth. Mix just until a dough forms.

In a medium bowl whisk together flour spices baking soda and salt. Transfer to baking sheets lined with silpat mats. For gift tags cut with letter shaped cookie cutters and poke a hole with a straw.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Cookies in a large bowl whisk together flour ginger cinnamon salt baking soda nutmeg cardamom and cloves. Refrigerate until firm 15 minutes.

Place dough on floured plastic wrap. Transfer to baking sheets and refrigerate until firm 20 to 30 minutes. Pat into an 8 inch square.

To make reindeer use a 4 3 4 inch gingerbread man cutter to make cookies scraps can be rerolled once. In large bowl whisk together flour baking soda salt cinnamon ground ginger allspice and cloves. Put butter brown sugar and grated ginger into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment.