Molasses-free Gingerbread

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger

Recipe

• 1 cream together softened butter, brown sugar, and sugar until color gets light.
• 2 beat in egg.
• 3 in a separate bowl blend together all dry ingredients including spices.
• 4 blend into butter mixture until evenly mixed and ball of dough forms.
• 5 if you want to use cookie cutters- form dough into a ball and then flatten slightly, wrap and chill.
• 6 preheat oven to 375°f once dough is chilled.
• 7 roll chilled dough out onto very lightly floured surface until about 1/8 inch thick and cut into the shape you covet.
• 8 bake on a lightly greased cookie sheet at 375°f for about 6-9 minutes. these cookies will spread a little so try to keep them at least 1/2 inch apart on the cookie sheet.
• 9 cookies are done when just barely golden around the edges.
• 10 to keep them crisp cool them on a wire rack.
• 11 once completely cool you can frost them or just eat them plain.
• 12 note: if you are going the easy route you can also roll dough into a log, wrap and chill and then just slice into circles and bake instead of using cookie cutters.