ginger bread cookies (no molasses)

How To Make ginger bread cookies (no molasses)

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  Step 1
  First put all the dry ingredients except sugar in to a bowl and sift. You will see here all my dry ingredients before I sift them.
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  Step 2
  Next start by creaming butter and dark brown sugar.
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  Step 3
  Keep mixer going and scraping sides down add the eggs one at a time until mixed well, then add the homemade molasses, start adding dry ingredients, add approximately 3 cups if possible and then remove from stand mixer and pour in rest of flour and try to stir somewhat.
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  Step 4
  Pour out on to your table and just kinda knead the dough till its completely mixed.
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  Step 5
  Try to roll your dough in to much better sized logs than I did lol and then put in the fridge till tomorrow.
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  Step 6
  Preheat the oven to 375 and begin slicing your logs of cookie dough.
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  Step 7
  Remember if you want to double these and you made big logs like I did, just cut your pieces in half like this.
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  Step 8
  You'll get lots of cookies and they make great gifts.
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  Step 9
  Bake for 8 or 9 minutes just depends on your oven and pans.
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  Step 10
  This makes a nice big batch of cookies, two gallon sized bags full.
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  Step 11
  Next the icing. Mix together the powder sugar and the milk until well incorporated, then add the corn syrup and extract mix well. If to thick add a little more corn syrup. Dip cookies until coated, you may need to use a small spatula or spoon to spread evenly. That's it Cookies Galore!!
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