I'm makin' cookies
Pics to come, with recipe.
Ok, so frosting cookies is hard work, even with store-bought icing and frosting tips. The gingerbreads were fairly easy to make but I'm NOT looking forward to frosting all of them. Gabe helped a bit so far but doesn't want to really do any more.
1/2C light molasses
1/2C white sugar
2 tsp ground ginger
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp black pepper
Heat the above in a large pot on medium heat until just boiling, stirring infrequently. Remove from heat. Add 1tsp baking soda and stir. It WILL FOAM. Stir in 1/2C butter, chopped into small pieces. With a fork, stir in one large egg. Add 3 1/2C all-purpose flour and mix. Preheat oven to 325F.
Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until dough is uniform. Cut in half, putting half the dough in a ziplock bag. Roll out the other half the dough until 1/4 inch thick. Cut out shapes and place on parchment paper. Cook 10 minutes. Let cool completely before icing.
Ok, so frosting cookies is hard work, even with store-bought icing and frosting tips. The gingerbreads were fairly easy to make but I'm NOT looking forward to frosting all of them. Gabe helped a bit so far but doesn't want to really do any more.
1/2C light molasses
1/2C white sugar
2 tsp ground ginger
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp black pepper
Heat the above in a large pot on medium heat until just boiling, stirring infrequently. Remove from heat. Add 1tsp baking soda and stir. It WILL FOAM. Stir in 1/2C butter, chopped into small pieces. With a fork, stir in one large egg. Add 3 1/2C all-purpose flour and mix. Preheat oven to 325F.
Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead until dough is uniform. Cut in half, putting half the dough in a ziplock bag. Roll out the other half the dough until 1/4 inch thick. Cut out shapes and place on parchment paper. Cook 10 minutes. Let cool completely before icing.