Ginny's Gingerbread Recipe

By Ginny's Recipe Collection

Nothing brings in the spirit of the season like the aroma of gingerbread baking in the oven!

Servings:

Prep Time: 25

Cook Time: 10

Ingredients

Cup Measures Metric

5 - 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 tsp ginger powder
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cloves
1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 1/4 cup unsulphured molasses
2 eggs

Instructions

To start, position a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 375F.
Thoroughly mix four and a half cups of flour, baking soda and spices. Set aside.
Place one cup of plain all-purpose flour in another bowl.
Melt the shortening in a saucepan. Allow it to cool slightly or it will cook the eggs.
Add sugar, molasses, and eggs and mix well.
Add four cups of flour and mix well.
Turn the mixture onto a lightly floured surface. Knead by hand. Add more flour as necessary, a little at a time, to make a firm dough. While the dough is firm, it is not firm enough to move the cookie cut-outs without them losing their shape. To avoid this, roll out the dough on parchment paper and then cut and bake them on the same.
Roll out the dough on parchment paper to one quarter inch thickness.
Cut out the cookies. Make sure that the cut-outs are more than one-quarter inch apart as the dough will spread during baking and the cookies will fuse together if they are too close.
Peel back the dough in between cut-outs. The scraps can be re-rolled to make cookies.
Bake for about 10 minutes or until the edges are starting to lightly brown.
Remove the cookies to a cooling rack. They will be soft initially but will harden as they cool.

Notes

If you are not going to use the gingerbread right away, wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate. Refrigerated dough will keep for a week. But be sure to remove the dough three hours prior to rolling so it softens and is workable.

Nutrition Facts

Ginny's Gingerbread Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 364 Calories from Fat 81

% Daily Value*

Fat 9g14%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Cholesterol 14mg5%

Sodium 156mg7%

Potassium 323mg9%

Carbohydrates 64g21%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 22g24%

Protein 6g12%

Vitamin A 20IU0%

Calcium 48mg5%

Iron 3mg17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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