The Best Gingerbread Cookies
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Soft, chewy, and warmly spiced, these are the best gingerbread cookies you'll ever bake. Made with butter, shortening, molasses, and a full tablespoon of ground ginger, these cookies hold their shape beautifully while staying soft for days. Ideal for holiday decorating or simple snacking.
Ingredients
Instructions
In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening, and sugar until fluffy.
Beat in the egg, molasses, and vanilla until glossy.
Mix in the spices, salt, baking soda, and cream of tartar.
Gradually add the flour until a thick dough forms.
Shape into a rectangle, wrap in plastic, and chill for at least 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Roll dough to 1/4 inch thickness and cut shapes.
Place on parchment-lined sheets and bake for 8–10 minutes until puffed.
Cool completely before decorating with icing if desired.
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 1 cookie
- Calories
- 120 calories
- Sugar Content
- 9g
- Sodium Content
- 60mg
- Fat Content
- 5g
- Saturated Fat Content
- 2g
- Unsaturated Fat Content
- 2.5g
- Trans Fat Content
- 0g
- Carbohydrate Content
- 17g
- Fiber Content
- 0.5g
- Protein Content
- 1g
- Cholesterol Content
- 10mg
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