Old Timey Gingerbread Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the egg, and mix in the molasses.
• In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Blend into the creamed mixture. Stir in the hot water. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in pan before serving.

Steps:

• Combine first four ingredients in large bowl.
• Add eggs.
• Mix dry ingredients together and add to wet.
• Mix well.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Roll dough out on Pam (or other non-stick cooking spray) covered surface (I roll mine out thick,I like a thicker cookie) Cut with desired shapes.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
• These cookies freeze well and are softer and more flavorful after freezing.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 3 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in molasses and egg until combined.
• Whisk flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt together in a separate bowl. Stir into butter mixture until just combined.
• Roll dough into teaspoon-sized balls and place 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake 1 sheet at a time in the preheated oven until edges of cookies are firm, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat together with a wooden spoon the butter, brown sugar and spices.
• Add the molasses and the egg; beat well.
• Stir in 1/2 the flour and all the soda-water mixture, mixing until well blended.
• Mix in the remaining flour.
• Divide the dough in half and wrap well.
• Refrigerate the dough for several hours or even overnight.
• Work with 1/2 of the dough at a time.
• Roll the dough on a well-floured surface until it is 1/4 inch thick.
• Cut into desired shapes.
• Bake in a pre-heated oven--350° for 8-10 minutes. Do not overbake.
• Let them rest on the baking sheet to firm up before putting them on a wire rack to cool.