Ginger Cut Out Cookie Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 11/2 tsp ground ginger
• 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground cloves
• 1 tsp of grated ginger
• 3/4 cup softened unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp. orange juice
• 1/4 cup molasses

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
2. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cloves and grated ginger and set aside.
3. Use a handheld mixer to cream the butter and sugar till fluffy and beat in the egg, orange juice and molasses.
4. Add the flour mix to the sugar-molasses mix gradually and mix till the dough comes together.
5. Let the dough chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
6. Flour a surface & roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Flour the cookie cutter and cut out the stars and arrange on the prepped cookie sheets.
7. Bake for 8-10 minutes till they turn slightly darker but not burnt.
8. Cool on cooling rack - the cookies will harden after cooling down but will be chewy inside.
9. Store leftovers in an airtight container.