Peanut Butter Gingerbread Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (10 ounce) package peanut butter chips (1 2/3 cups)
• 1 cup butter, softened (2 sticks)
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 cup dark corn syrup
• 2 large eggs
• 5 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 microwave peanut butter chips on high (100%) until chips are melted when stirred (1-2 minutes).
• 2 in a large bowl, beat melted peanut butter chips and butter together until well blended.
• 3 add brown sugar, corn syrup, and eggs; beat until light and fluffy.
• 4 in a seperate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt.
• 5 add half of flour mixture to butter mixture; beat at low speed of electric mixer until smooth.
• 6 with wooden spoon, stir in remaining flour mixture until well blended.
• 7 divide into thirds; wrap each in plastic wrap.
• 8 refrigerate until dough is firm enough to roll (at least 1 hour).
• 9 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 10 on a lightly floured surface, roll 1 portion of dough at a time to 1/8" thickness; with floured cookie cutters, cut into holiday shapes.
• 11 place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 12 bake until set and lightly browned (10-12 minutes).
• 13 cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
• 14 cool completely.
• 15 frost and decorate as desired.