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DESSERTS:
COOKIES
Gingerbread Snowflakes
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Gingerbread Snowflakes |
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A delicious way
to do gingerbread cookies...
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COOKIES: |
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1
cup |
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butter, softened |
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1
cup |
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granulated sugar |
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¼
cup |
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water |
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1½
tsp |
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baking soda |
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1
cup |
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molasses |
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5
cups |
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all-purpose flour |
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¼
tsp |
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salt |
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1½
Tbs |
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ground ginger |
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½
tsp |
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ground allspice |
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1½
tsp |
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ground cinnamon
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ROYAL ICING: |
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16
ounce |
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package powdered sugar |
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3
Tbs |
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meringue powder |
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5 to
6 Tbs |
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warm
water |
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1
tsp |
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light corn syrup
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DECOR: |
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sparkling white sugar (optional) |
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powdered sugar (optional) |
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1 |
Beat butter
and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer
until fluffy (3 to 4 minutes). Stir together ¼
cup water and baking soda until dissolved; stir
in molasses. |
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Combine
flour and next 4 ingredients. Add to butter
mixture alternately with molasses mixture,
beginning and ending with flour mixture. Shape
dough into a ball; cover and chill 1 hour. |
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Roll dough
to ¼-inch thickness on a lightly floured
surface. Cut with a 3-inch snowflake cookie
cutter. Place 2 inches apart on parchment
paper-lined baking sheets. Poke holes in
snowflakes using a plastic drinking straw, if
desired. |
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Bake at
350°F. for 10 to 12 minutes. Cool 1 minute on
baking sheets; remove to wire racks to cool
completely. |
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Spoon royal
icing into a small heavy-duty zip top plastic
bag. Snip a tiny hole in 1 corner of bag, and
outline and decorate cookies; sprinkle icing
with sparkling sugar, if desired. Or sprinkle
plain cookies with powdered sugar. |
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Yield: About 5
dozen |
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Cooking Tips |
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*Royal icing dries
quickly, so be sure to do one cookie at a time- drizzle
the icing on a cookie, then sprinkle the sugar right
away so it will stick. |
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Recipe Source |
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Southern Living's Incredible Cookies |
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***Hey,
This One's a Keeper!- would
make it again. "So pretty! Delicious too. For
the Royal Icing, I used a plastic bottle with a skinny tip that I
purchased at my local cooking store. It was so easy to squeeze and
control when tracing the outline of the snowflakes."
-San Diego, CA
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