Serves: 3
Total Calories: 2,607
Cream sugar and butter or margarine together, add eggs, beat well add molasses and vinegar. Mix ginger, cinnamon, baking soda and salt into flour. Stir into creamed mixture, mixing well. Wrap dough in floured aluminum foil. Place in freezer for 1 hour. Remove divide in fourths. Roll each piece of dough on well-floured board to 1/8 -inch thick for plain cookies and 1/4 -inch thick for gingerbread men or other shapes. Bake in a preheated 350° F oven for 10 minutes. Remove to cake rack to cool. Repeat until all dough is used.
Note: If making gingerbread men, use currants for eyes, nose and mouth and red hot candies for buttons, or use following frosting for decorating.
Buttercream Frosting:
*Beat all the above ingredients together until very smooth and creamy. You can tint portions of frosting with food coloring according to your decorating scheme.
This Ginger Cookies recipe is from the Holiday Cookbook Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.
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