How-to make Gingerbread Cookies

How-to make Gingerbread Cookies. This is a simple recipe you can make for a dessert or a fun sweet treat.

Ingredients
1 cup of granulated sugar
1 cup of shortening
1 egg
1 cup of molasses
2 tbsp of vinegar
5 cups of flour
2 tbsp of ground ginger
1 1/2 tsp of baking soda
1 tsp of ground cloves
1/2 tsp of salt

To prepare the frosting:
6 tbsp of butter
4 1/2 cups of confectioner's sugar
1 tsp of vanilla

Instructions
1. In a mixer bowl with a flat beater attached, combine granulated sugar and shortening and set to speed 4 until light and fluffy.
2. Beat in egg, molasses and vinegar.
3. In a large bowl mix together flour, ground ginger, baking soda, ground cloves and salt.
4. Now reduce the speed to stir and mix in the flour mixture, in 3 additions.
5. Divide the dough into 3 disks and wrap with plastic.
6. Refrigerate the dough for at least 3 hours.

To prepare the frosting:
7. In a mixer bowl with the flat beater attached and set to speed 4, beat the butter until smooth and creamy.
8. Reduce the speed, mix in vanilla and confectioner's sugar in 2 additions. Set the frosting aside.
9. Preheat your oven to 375 F.
10. Flour your work surface and your rolling pin as well.
11. Work with one disk at a time. Roll out dough to an 1/8 inch thickness.
12. Using a cookie cutter, cut out your shapes and place them at least 2 inches apart on a baking sheet
13. Cookies will take about 5 minutes to cook
14. Then transfer to a cooling rack.
15. Make sure the cookies are completely cooled before frosting.

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[kingsidzy]

well you could just buy them

[holidaykitchen]

@kingsidzy Yes you can!

[rachelgoesbananas199]

at 0:12 there are 3 spices and baking powder and salt on the plate. but you only told us to use cloves and ginger.... what is the third spice??

[holidaykitchen]

@rachelgoesbananas199 FYI you can find the text recipe under "more info" beneath the video. the ingredients are:

2 tbsp of ground ginger

1 1/2 tsp of baking soda

1 tsp of ground cloves

1/2 tsp of salt

[rachelgoesbananas199]

can i use parchment paper?

[holidaykitchen]

@rachelgoesbananas199 Yes!

[veterinariangirl99]

I am 11 and made this on my own...this is personally the best gingerbread cookies ive ever had!

[ggnour15]

Is the vinegar important ?? please reply fast!

[rachelgoesbananas199]

@holidaykitchen to bake them on?

[mcskittle3232]

I make this every years and its a win!

[holidaykitchen]

@3xHal3edAKABo3 One Week