Grandma June's Recipe Box · Chapter 22
Main Street Gingerbread Cookies
“Cut out the whole town, then decorate it.”
You'll need
- ¾ cup butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 3¼ cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp ginger
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp cloves
- ½ tsp salt
How to make it
- Cream the butter and sugar; beat in the molasses and egg.
- Mix in the flour, baking soda, salt and spices. Chill 2 hours.
- Roll ¼ inch thick and cut shapes.
- Bake at 350°F for 8–10 minutes. Decorate when cool.
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