Bake a Tasty Batch of
Gingerbread Cookies
This Holiday Season
The holiday season wouldn’t
be the same without the
various traditions that make
this special time of year so unique.
Baking is arguably among the most
cherished holiday traditions, as many
cannot imagine what the month of
December might be like without
cookies. Th at’s a reality those who
love to bake need not confront, and
this recipe for “Gingerbread Holiday
Cookies” from Lines+Angles ensures
holiday celebrants can meet their
need for cookies this season.
Gingerbread
Holiday Cookies
Makes 36 to 48 cookies
1 cup unsalted butter, at room
temperature
1 1/2 cups packed dark brown
sugar
4 large eggs
1/2 cup molasses
7 1/4 cups all-purpose fl our, plus
extra for work surface
4 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
For Royal Icing:
4 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
(plus extra if needed)
3 tablespoons meringue powder
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup warm water with 1/4 cup
more, if necessary
In Addition
Food coloring, gel paste preferred
1. Using an electric mixer set on low
speed, cream together the butter and
sugar until thoroughly combined.
Add the eggs and molasses and mix
until incorporated. Sift together the
fl our, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg,
baking soda, and salt. Add the
dry ingredients to the butter mixture
and mix well.
2. Divide dough in half and wrap
each portion in plastic wrap and
chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour, or
until fi rm.
3. Preheat oven to 350 F. Line two
cookie sheets with cooking parchment
paper.
4. Allow dough to sit at room
temperature until pliable, about
15 minutes. Take about
1/2 cup of dough at a
time and roll out onto a
fl oured surface to a thickness
of 1/8-inch. Cut out
desired holiday shapes
with cookie cutters. You
can re-roll the scrap pieces.
Transfer the cookies
to the prepared cookie
sheets, using a spatula.
5. Bake for 10 minutes, or
until just brown around
the edges. Transfer to
wire rack to cool.
For Royal Icing:
1. In a large bowl, using
an electric mixer, beat
the confectioners’ sugar
and meringue powder
until combined. Add the vanilla and
1/2 cup water and beat on medium
to high speed for 5 to 7 minutes or
until glossy and stiff peaks form.
Test the consistency by spreading a
small amount of icing on a cookie
using a knife; if the icing runs off
the edge of the cookie, add more
confectioners’ sugar until the desired
consistency is achieved; if too thick,
add more water.
2. Working quickly, divide icing
between bowls and add food
coloring. Decorate as desired. Icing
hardens quickly when exposed to air.
Store remaining icing in an airtight
container.
Note: Yield will vary depending on
the size of the cutters.
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(extended version)
Dashing through the snow
In a one-horse open sleigh
O’er the fifi elds we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bobtail ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A sleighing song tonight! Oh,
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh. Hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
A day or two ago
I thought I’d take a ride
And soon, Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side,
ThTh e horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
He got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot.
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh. Hey!
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
A day or two ago,
ThTh e story I must tell
I went out on the snow,
And on my back I fell;
A gent was riding by
In a one-horse open sleigh,
He laughed as there I sprawling lie,
But quickly drove away.
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh.
Now the ground is white
Go it while you’re young,
Take the girls tonight
and sing this sleighing song;
Just get a bobtailed
Two forty as his speed
Hitch him to an open sleigh
And crack! you’ll take the lead.
ad
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way,
Oh what fun it is to ride
In a one-horse open sleigh
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