soft gingerbread cookies

How To Make soft gingerbread cookies

• 1

  In a large bowl, in a food processor, or mixer add butter and brown sugar. Mix until creamed.
• 2

  Add egg, vanilla, honey, molasses, and orange zest. Mix until well combined.
• 3

  In a separate bowl sift in flour, salt, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, and ground cloves.
• 4

  Add the flour mixture to the wet batter, little by little, mixing as you go.
• 5

  Mix until well combined. The dough will be wet still but it won't stick to your hands.
• 6

  Wrap the dough in plastic wrap. Put in the fridge for at least 1 hour. I like to make mine the day before. You can either roll into a log or do cutouts.
• 7

  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cookie sheets with parchment or spray the pans.
• 8

  I like to cut mine into shapes so I flour a board, take a portion of the dough, and roll it out to 1/4 inch thick. Then I let my kids go wild with the cookie cutters.
• 9

  Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 12 - 15 minutes.
• 10

  Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Transfer them to a cooling rack. Once completely cool, decorate as desired.
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